Open AccessEight year follow-up dental treatment in a patient with Treacher Collins syndrome
Author(s) -
E Ranadheer,
Karthik Nagaraju,
Poonkuzhali Suresh,
M Updesh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.105020
Subject(s) - treacher collins syndrome , craniofacial , etiology , medicine , dental anomalies , craniofacial abnormality , pediatrics , dermatology , dentistry , psychiatry
Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of craniofacial development characterized by variable involvement of the craniofacial structures derived from the first and second branchial arches. Occurrence of this syndrome is relatively rare with wide variations in the clinical expression. Aspects of speech, appearance, and social well-being along with psychological issues are hampered in these patients. Treating such disabled children poses a great challenge not only in the medical field but also in the dental meadow. We report a case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with this syndrome and the dental treatment was carried out with a noteworthy outcome for a period of 8 years. A brief review of etiology, dental anomalies along with prognosis is documented.