%0 Journal Article %T The Association between Ponticulus Posticus and Dental Agenesis: A Retrospective Study %A Alessandra Putrino %A Ersilia Barbato %A Gabriella Galluccio %A Rosa Maria Leonardi %J Archive of "The Open Dentistry Journal". %D 2018 %R 10.2174/1874210601812010510 %X Neural tube defects may increase the risk of an abnormal development of skull, vertebral column and teeth formation, including dental agenesis in non syndromic patients. The association between the presence of a congenital Dental Agenesis (DA) and the Atlantooccipital Ligament (AOL) calcification, known as ¡°Ponticulus Posticus¡± (PP), as possible links can be investigated %K Dental anomalies %K Ponticulus Posticus (PP) %K Dental Agenesis (DA) %K Atlantooccipital Ligament (AOL) %K Oligodontia %K Hypodontia %K Anodontia %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110062/