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Bell D, Oral tori. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-147858
Oral tori (singular torus) are benign bony outgrowths from the maxilla and mandible:
Oral tori are subcategorised according to their shape 1:
- flat
- spindle
- nodular
- lobular
Although not usually called tori, further benign exostoses arising from the maxilla, with identical histology to oral tori, exist 3:
The diagnosis of any of these benign exostoses is often incidental, usually during "routine" dental examination, as they tend to be asymptomatic.
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2. Hsu C, Hsu C, Chang P et al. Oral Tori in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. PLoS One. 2016;11(6):e0156988. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156988 - Pubmed
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3. Antoniades D, Belazi M, Papanayiotou P. Concurrence of Torus Palatinus with Palatal and Buccal Exostoses: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1998;85(5):552-7. doi:10.1016/s1079-2104(98)90290-6 - Pubmed
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