title: Treacher Collins syndrome: a case study.
abstract: Treacher Collins syndrome is a disorder of craniofacial development with high penetrance and variable expressivity. Its incidence is approximately 1 in 50,000 live births. In this article, we describe the orthodontic treatment of an 11-year-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Graduate, Division of Orthodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY. Electronic address: jyc2121@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Jenny Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Leuman M. Waugh professor emeritus, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, professor and chairman, Department of Orthodontics, Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cangialosi
authors.affiliation: George Gutmann professor, Clinical Craniofacial Surgery, chairman, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Sidney B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Eisig
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D063172:Genioplasty / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000628:therapy; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome