European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

RARE CASE OF FAMILY TORUS MANDIBULARIS: CLINICAL REPORT

V. Malanchuk, Ya. Kulbashna and N. Lytovchenko*

ABSTRACT

Tori are common reactive irregular bony outgrowths (exostoses), seen in the palate (torus palatinus: midline) or mandible bi- or unilateral along internal part of mandible above linea mylohyoidea (torus mandibularis) in the molar-premolar area. The torus is considered to be a developmental anomaly, although it is not manifested until adult life and often it will continue to grow slowly throughout life. The torus can be diagnosed by physical examination using X-ray scanning and should be surgically removed in case of chronic trauma of a tongue, disorders of oral functions such as breathing, talking, swallowing or eating. In case of unilateral location must be differentiate with tumors of bone tissue.

Keywords: Oral tori; mandibular tori, exostosis.