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Dental impactions related to pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
[oligodontia]
Pseudoxanthoma
elasticum
is
a
rare
genetic
disorder
causing
degeneration
and
calcification
of
elastic
fibers
,
leading
to
injuries
in
the
skin
,
retina
,
and
cardiovascular
system
.
This
report
describes
a
case
of
a
30
-
year
-old
woman
whose
diagnosis
of
pseudoxanthoma
elasticum
was
confirmed
after
a
skin
biopsy
.
The
patient
presented
at
the
Clinical
Management
Unit
of
the
Department
of
Oral
and
Maxillofacial
Surgery
,
Virgen
del
Rocio
Hospital
(
Seville
,
Spain
)
with
pain
related
to
a
semi-erupted
lower
first
molar
.
Radiologic
examination
disclosed
multiple
dental
impactions
.
Cases
of
oligodontia
,
amelogenesis
imperfecta
,
and
mucosal
lesions
related
to
pseudoxanthoma
elasticum
were
found
in
the
current
literature
,
but
there
were
no
reports
of
multiple
dental
impactions
.
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