Dental maturity of Caucasian children in the Indianapolis area

Lauren S Weddell1, James K Hartsfield

  • 1Assistant clinical professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, ID, USA. lweddell@iupui.edu

Pediatric Dentistry
|June 28, 2011
PubMed
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