Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 103-109 , September 2009

Factors influencing the length of the interproximal dental papilla between maxillary anterior teeth

  • Min-Chieh Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Chiu-Po Chan

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Periodontics, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Periodontics, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 6F, 199, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei 105, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Kang Tu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontology, Leeds Dental Institute and Division of Biostatistics, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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  • Yu-Fang Liao

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Chen Ku

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Leung-Kuen Kwong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Whei-Lin Pan

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Periodontics, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuh-Ren Ju

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Periodontics, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 17 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S1991-7902(09)60015-5

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 103-109 , September 2009

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