Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 8 , Pages 1209-1213 , August 2006

The Use of Microimplants in Orthodontic Anchorage

  • Chung-Ho Chen, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chao-San Chang, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chi-Hsin Hsieh, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Yu-Chuan Tseng, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Orthodontics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Yee-Shyong Shen, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • I.-Yueh Huang, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chia-Fu Yang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chun-Ming Chen, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr C-M Chen: Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00567-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.04.016

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 8 , Pages 1209-1213 , August 2006

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