title: Is there a relationship between the presence of ponticulus posticus and elongated styloid process?
abstract: This study aimed to determine if there is a possible relationship concerning the presence of ponticulus posticus (PP) in patients with elongated styloid process (ESP) on three-dimensional cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. The presence or absence of the PP (whether partial or complete) was determined and noted as a positive or negative finding. Then, the patients with PP were evaluated for ESP. For this purpose, 3-D CBCT scanning digital images of 542 patients having ESP (247 males and 295 females) were examined retrospectively. There was a significant relationship between the presence of PP and ESP (P=.03). The results of this study suggest that there is a significant correlation between the presence of PP and ESP. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the relationship between the two disorders in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: aercansekerci@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmet Ercan
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sekerci
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehtap Payveren
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman Sami
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Aglarci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cone-beam computed tomography; Eagle's syndrome; Elongated styloid process; Ponticulus posticus; Styloid process