Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , 2006

Thin-plate Spline Analysis of the Effects of Face Mask Treatment in Children with Maxillary Retrognathism

  • Pao-Hsin Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hong-Po Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chih-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 21 January 2005 ,Revised 17 March 2005 ,Accepted 5 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60336-3

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , 2006

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