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Record 1 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A term used in the negative sense to describe a reduction of similarity or proportion between the right and left sides of the face or the craniofacial skeleton.

OBS

May also be applied to any structure that is too large or small so as to be out of balance or not proportional to other structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

Nouveauté : Si certains «appareils» peuvent être posés durant la phase de croissance, il est maintenant possible chez les jeunes enfants présentant une asymétrie faciale importante de poser des distracteurs intra-buccaux.

Spanish

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