Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1844-1849 , September 2009

Examination of Masticatory Movement and Rhythm Before and After Surgical Orthodontics in Skeletal Class III Patients With Unilateral Posterior Cross-Bite

  • Hiroaki Takeda, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Takeda: Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Yoshiki Nakamura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Hideho Handa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Ishii, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Yoshiki Hamada, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Kanich Seto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00527-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.027

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1844-1849 , September 2009