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Dental characteristics in Williams syndrome: a clinical and radiographic evaluation

Stefan Axelsson Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital (Rikshospitalet), Oslo, Norway; TAKO-Centre, Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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Tore Bjørnland Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital (Rikshospitalet), Oslo, Norway; TAKO-Centre, Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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Inger Kjær Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital (Rikshospitalet), Oslo, Norway; TAKO-Centre, Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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Arvid Heiberg Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital (Rikshospitalet), Oslo, Norway; TAKO-Centre, Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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Kari Storhaug Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital (Rikshospitalet), Oslo, Norway; TAKO-Centre, Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
Pages 129-136 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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