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. 1988 Jul;58(3):237-56.
doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1988)058<0237:ALSOAV>2.0.CO;2.

A longitudinal study of anterior vertical overbite from eight to twenty years of age

E O Bergersen

A longitudinal study of anterior vertical overbite from eight to twenty years of age

E O Bergersen. Angle Orthod. 1988 Jul.

Abstract

A statistical evaluation of overbite behavior during growth, finding a mean tendency for increasing overbite from age 8 to 11, then leveling off and gradually decreasing to adulthood, with little net change. Individual behavior varies widely.

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