Early orthodontic treatment in the cleft palate patient.
1971
F S Fink
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009971
Orthodontics, Corrective
The phase of orthodontics concerned with the correction of malocclusion with proper appliances and prevention of its sequelae (Jablonski's Illus. Dictionary of Dentistry).
Corrective Orthodontics
D002972
Cleft Palate
Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.
The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.