Revisiting the Maxillary Teeth in 384 Subjects Reveals A Deviation From the Classical Aesthetic Dimensions

María Melo1,2, Fadi Ata-Ali3,4, Julia Huertas1

  • 1Valencia University Medical and Dental School, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

Scientific Reports
|January 26, 2019
PubMed

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