Open AccessTreacher Collins Syndrome: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Niharika Kumari,
Gopa Kumar R Nair,
Vinay Mohan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2237
pISSN - 2349-9788
DOI - 10.52403/ijrr.20211113
Subject(s) - treacher collins syndrome , medicine , dermatology , differential diagnosis , pediatrics , orthodontics , dentistry , craniofacial , pathology , psychiatry
The Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS), also known as mandibulofacial dysostosis or Franceschetti-Zwahlen-Klein syndrome. Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is related to atypical differentiation of the first and second pharyngeal arches, taking place during fetal development. Prevalence of this syndrome is approximately 1 in 50,000 live births and it affects both genders equally. This article describes clinical and radiographic features of TCS who had reported to the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology with the complaint of multiple dental caries. Also diagnosis, differential diagnosis, management and preventive aspects are discussed.Keywords: Treacher Collins syndrome, TCS, mandibulofacial dysostosis, Franceschetti-Zwahlen-Klein syndrome.