Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 212-221 , September 2010

Efficient Management of Unerupted Teeth: A Time-Tested Treatment Modality

  • Robert L. Vanarsdall Jr

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to R. L. Vanarsdall, Jr, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030. Phone: (215) 898-5910

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PII: S1073-8746(10)00042-3

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2010.05.009

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 212-221 , September 2010