Project supported by the Shandong Science and Technology Planning Project (Nos.2010G0020232,2010HM053,and 2010GSF10269);the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No.ZR2012HM087);the Jinan Science and Technology Planning Project(No.JN201202042);the Shandong University Project(Nos.2011JC009 and 2012JC031),China
Objective:To investigate the relationship between growth patterns and mandibular posterior tooth-alveolar bone complex morphology in a Chinese population with normal occlusion.Methods:Forty-five patients with normal o...