Ponticuli in Atlas Vertebrae and Its Clinical Aspect

Naqshi, Berjina Farooq; Shah, Adil Bashir; Gupta, Shubham

doi:10.16965/ijar.2017.497

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“…Exhaustive knowledge about these anomalies in the cervical area is required of neurosurgeons, maxillo-facial surgeons and otolaryngologists to avoid misdiagnosis and any complications during surgery [ 46 ], especially during the placement of lateral mass screws into the atlas.…”

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Prevalence of Ponticulus Posticus and Migraine in 220 Orthodontic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Rendina

Feragalli

et al. 2023

Biology

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Background: Ponticulus posticus (PP) is a medical term that describes an anomaly of the atlas (C1), which has a complete or partial bone bridge over the vertebral artery (VA) groove. The purpose of the study is to estimate the prevalence of PP in patients with a diagnosis of migraine. Methods: Cone beam CT (CBCT) scans (n = 220) were reviewed for the detection of PP in the University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti in the Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences. The sample included 220 Italian patients between 18 and 87 years. Pearson chi-square analysis (p < 0.05 and 95% CI) was used to establish an association between migraine and PP. Results: The present study found a prevalence of PP of 20.9% and a prevalence of migraine of 12.272%. The association between migraine and PP was confirmed by the chi-square statistic, since the p-value was 0.008065 (significant at p < 0.05). PP was more frequent in the migraine without aura group, without a statistical difference relative to the migraine with aura group. Conclusions. The study concluded that PP is positively associated with migraine.

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