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Prevalence of ponticulus posticus in Indian orthodontic patients
V Sharma1, D Chaudhary, R Mitra
1Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Department of Dental Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411040, India. vinteeortho@yahoo.com
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of complete ponticulus posticus in Indian orthodontic patients.
Methods:
The presence and types of ponticuli posticus were investigated on 858 lateral cephalograms.
Results:
Complete ponticulus posticus was found in 4.3% of the subjects studied with a male (5.33%) predominance over female in the population (3.76%).
Conclusions:
Ponticulus posticus is not a rare anomaly and the patient must be told of the implications and importance of detecting ponticulus posticus on a lateral cephalogram. This information can prove beneficial for the diagnosis of head and neck symptoms later.
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