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Treatment duration for impacted maxillary canines: A comparison between surgical exposure and conservative non-surgical orthodontic space opening Cover

Treatment duration for impacted maxillary canines: A comparison between surgical exposure and conservative non-surgical orthodontic space opening

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2025-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 392 - 405
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2024
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Accepted on: Nov 1, 2025
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Published on: Dec 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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