Calcification of the Atlanto-Occipital Ligament (Ponticulus Posticus) in Orthodontic Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Daniela Di VenereAlessandra LaforgiaDaniela Azzollini Giuseppe Barile Andrea de Giacomo Alessio Danilo Inchingolo Biagio Rapone Saverio Capodiferro Rada Kazakova Massimo Corsalini

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

PP is a frequent anatomical variation of the cervical vertebra, apparently unrelated to the skeletal malocclusion type or dental anomalies. The current study needs to further confirm the congenital hypothesis of PP's origin already reported in literature.

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end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cord blood