Table 3. .

Ponticulus Posticus Among Patients (Bilateral Absent Maxillary Lateral Incisor) and Control Patients

Ponticulus Posticus	Maxillary Lateral Incisor
	Present (Control)		Absent (Study)		Pearson's χ2		Fisher Exact Test
	n	%	n	%	Value	P*	Value	P*
No calcification (absent)	43	50.0	46	53.5	9.347	.009	8.987	.008
Incomplete calcification	28	32.6	37	43.0
Completely calcified	15	17.4	3	3.5
Total	86	100.0	86	100.0

^*Statistical significance P < .05.