title: Facial asymmetry. The diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Evaluation of facial asymmetries requires a complete and systematic approach. This clinical examination is supplemented with radiographic studies including panoramic and cephalometric views. For complex cases CT scans are useful. Evaluation of the shape of the cervical vertebrae seen on lateral cephalometric radiographs can be used to predict potential growth in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Metropolitan Medical Center, Elmhurst Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed