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* Incidence varies between different races | * Incidence varies between different races<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.1995.tb04820.x Seah YH. Torus palatinus and torus mandibular is: A review of the literature. Australian dental journal. 1995 Oct;40(5):318-21.]</ref> | ||
** More common in Inuit, Native American and Asian populations | |||
* '''Torus palatinus''' | * '''Torus palatinus''' | ||
** More common than mandibular tori | ** More common than mandibular tori | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 15 January 2022
- Nodular swellings of normal bone in the oral cavity
- Also known as tori (torus = singular)
- Common sites:
- Hard palate (torus palatinus)
- Lingual premolar region of the mandible (torus mandibularis)
- Buccal alveolar bone of maxilla or mandible
Epidemiology
- Incidence varies between different races[1]
- More common in Inuit, Native American and Asian populations
- Torus palatinus
- More common than mandibular tori
- Incidence - 9-66%
- ♀ > ♂
- Torus mandibularis
- Incidence - 0.5-63.4%
- ♂ > ♀
Clinical Features
- Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
Aetiology and Pathogenesis
- Aetiology and pathogenesis
Investigations
Laboratory Investigations
Imaging
Other
Management
- Management
Prognosis and Complications
- Prognosis and Complications
Follow-up
- Follow-up
References
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