Effects of twin-block appliance on the anatomy of pharyngeal airway passage (PAP) in class II malocclusion subjects.

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Published in Prog Orthod on December 23, 2014

Authors

Swapnil Ghodke, Ashok Kumar Utreja, Satinder Pal Singh, Ashok Kumar Jena1

Author Affiliations

1: Unit of Orthodontics, Department of Dental Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Dumduma, Bhubaneswar, India. ashokkjena@yahoo.co.in.

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