Assessment of oropharyngeal airway dimensions in skeletal class II cases treated with twin block appliance

Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy (India Section) - Tập 25 - Trang 137-143 - 2011
U.S.K. Nayak1, N. Malviya2, P.S. Murali2, B.P. Hemanth2
1Senior Professor & Head of Department, Department of orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Derlukulle, Mangalore.
2Post graduate, Department of orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Derlukulle, Mangalore.

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