American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Volume 124, Issue 6 , Pages 639-650 , December 2003

Cephalometric evaluation of the craniofacial complex in patients treated with an intraoral distraction osteogenesis device: a preliminary report

  • Mary Trahar, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Mary Trahar, DDS, 4110 River Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA;
    • ,
  • Robert Sheffield, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Antioch, Calif, and lecturer, Section of Orthodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
    • ,
  • Henry Kawamoto, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
    • ,
  • Hao-Fu Lee, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
    • ,
  • Kang Ting, DMD, DMSc

      Affiliations

    • Section of Orthodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, Calif, USA

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☆ This study was supported by a grant from the AAOF. From a thesis submitted by Dr Mary Trahar in partial fulfillment of the requirements for certificates in the specialties of orthodontics and pediatric dentistry.Submitted, October 2002; revised and accepted, April 2003.

PII: S0889-5406(03)00651-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2003.04.002

American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Volume 124, Issue 6 , Pages 639-650 , December 2003

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