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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2345-5489</Issn>
      <Volume>7</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>26</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Multiple superficial mucoceles on the lower lip of a patient with phenylketonuria: A case report</title>
    <FirstPage>154</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>157</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahsa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Alavi Namvar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sona</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rafieyan</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Departmento of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Behzad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Fathi Afkari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Departmento of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>18</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>19</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">This article reports a 13-year-old boy with phenylketonuria and multiple superficial mucoceles on 
his lower lip. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a serious and rare genetic disorder that affects the levels of 
amino acids such as phenylalanine in the body. If left untreated, PKU can negatively affect mental 
function and cause retardation. Patients with PKU receive less oral examination compared to the 
normal population. Mucoceles are lesions formed by the accumulation of mucous of salivary glands 
in soft tissue by blockage or extravasation. Local trauma has been identified as the main cause of 
mucoceles development. Superficial mucoceles are rare in the lower lip. These patients need close 
oral and maxillofacial examination to find problems, which may be related to their systemic problem. 
Micro-marsupialization is a conservative therapeutic approach for management of pediatric 
oral mucoceles. Management of trauma in patients with mental retardation is an important issue. 
Keywords: Mucocele; Phenylketonuria; Genetic disorder; lower lip; Salivary gland.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/343</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/download/343/304</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
