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Landmark validation for a mandibular horizontal plane for analysing facial asymmetry: Mental foramen versus Gonion Cover

Landmark validation for a mandibular horizontal plane for analysing facial asymmetry: Mental foramen versus Gonion

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2025-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 380 - 391
Submitted on: Jun 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 1, 2025
Published on: Dec 16, 2025
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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