Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 10 , Pages 2020-2027 , October 2008

Correlation Between Craniofacial and Condylar Path Asymmetry

  • Takashi Hashimoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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  • Shingo Kuroda, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Guest Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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  • Lihua E, MD

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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  • Yuko Tanimoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Guest Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan
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  • Shouichi Miyawaki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Othodontics, Field of Developmental Medicine, Health Research Course, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima City, Japan
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  • Teruko Takano-Yamamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Takano-Yamamoto: Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.003

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 10 , Pages 2020-2027 , October 2008

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