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Crown Size Comparisons In Patients With Unilateral Palatally Displaced Canines, Joseph Eliason, Steven J. Lindauer
Crown Size Comparisons In Patients With Unilateral Palatally Displaced Canines, Joseph Eliason, Steven J. Lindauer
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Abstract
CROWN SIZE COMPARISONS IN PATIENTS WITH PALATALLY DISPLACED CANINES
By Joseph L. Eliason, D.D.S.
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015
Thesis Director: Steven J. Lindauer, D.M.D., M.Dent.Sc.
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics
There has been significant debate over the past decades regarding the etiology of palatally displaced canines. Theorized risk factors include agenesis or malformation of the lateral incisors, incisor retroclination, transverse deficiency, or genetic predisposition. The purpose of this study is to compare the linear and volumetric …