Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 172-184 , September 2009

Sagittal Soft-Tissue Changes Related to the Surgical Correction of Maxillary-Deficient Class III Malocclusions

  • Antony G.H. McCollum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Antony G.H. McCollum, BDS, HDD, MDent, PO Box 67104, Bryanston, Sandton, South Africa, 2021
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  • John T. Dancaster

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Durban North, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
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  • William G. Evans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  • Pieter J. Becker

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, MRC and School for Therapeutic Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2009.03.003

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 172-184 , September 2009

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