Accelerating Treatment of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion using Fixed Twin Block Appliances

Snigdha Pattanaik1, Navya Puvvula2, Noorjahan Mohammad3

  • 1Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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