Ponticulus posticus and skeletal malocclusion: A pilot study in a Southern Italian pre-orthodontic court

Lombardo Claudia; Roggio Federico; Caltabiano Rosario; Maugeri Grazia; D’Amico Grazia Agata; Lo Giudice Antonino; Musumeci Giuseppe; Loreto Carla

doi:10.1515/med-2024-0965

Open Medicine (Jul 2024)

Ponticulus posticus and skeletal malocclusion: A pilot study in a Southern Italian pre-orthodontic court

Lombardo Claudia,
Roggio Federico,
Caltabiano Rosario,
Maugeri Grazia,
D’Amico Grazia Agata,
Lo Giudice Antonino,
Musumeci Giuseppe,
Loreto Carla

Affiliations

Lombardo Claudia: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Roggio Federico: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Caltabiano Rosario: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia” Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Maugeri Grazia: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
D’Amico Grazia Agata: Department of Drug and Health Sciences, Section of System Biology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Lo Giudice Antonino: Department of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, AOU “Policlinico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
Musumeci Giuseppe: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Loreto Carla: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-0965
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 277 – 83

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Ponticulus posticus (PP) is a bony protrusion located between the posterior portion of the superior articular process and the posterolateral portion of a posterior arch of the atlas vertebrae in the cervical spine. The aim of this study is to verify the presence of different types of PP in a Southern Italian pre-orthodontic cohort to understand its correlation with skeletal class and maturity.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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