title: Dental impactions related to pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocio T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Velázquez-Cayón
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torres-Lagares
authors.forename: Rosa-María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Yáñez-Vico
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cárabe-Fernández
authors.forename: Jacinto
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benítez-Rodríguez
authors.forename: María-Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Serrera-Figallo
authors.forename: José-Luís
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery