Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1895-1900 , September 2008

Closer Look at the Stability of Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion

  • Sylvain Chamberland, DMD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Part-time Clinical Teacher and Lecturer, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval; and Private Practice, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chamberland: 10345 Boulevard de l'Ormiere, Quebec City, Quebec G2B 3L2, Canada
    • ,
  • William R. Proffit, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.04.020

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1895-1900 , September 2008

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