Early Treatment of a Class II Malocclusion with the Trainer for Kids (T4K): A Case Report |
An, So-Youn
(Pediatric dentistry and Institute of Biomaterials.Implant, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Ah-Hyeon (Department of Preventive Dentistry, Yonsei University) Shim, Youn-Soo (Department of Dental Hygiene, Cheongju University) Kim, Min-Jeong (Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) |
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