Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

January 2020 Vol. 6(2), pp. 039-042

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Original Research Paper

Prevalence of Torus Palatinus and Torus Mandibularis among Dental Patients in Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia

Bader Abdullaziz Bukanan¹*, Abdullah Muflih Alharbi¹, Mohammed Hamad Almarri¹, Khaled Fahed Alqahtani¹, Hassan Abdullah Alalwan¹, and Nedal Abu Mostafa²

¹General Dental Practitioners, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
²Faculty of Oral Surgery and Diagnostic Science, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Accepted 20th May, 2020.

Abstract

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Introduction: Oral torus is a bony growth present in the oral cavity, it is benign exostosis that is formed by a dense cortical bone and a limited amount of bone marrow and is covered with a fragile and limited vascularized mucosa. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which was carried out among 500 patients visiting the REU clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: Torus palatinus was found in 14 patients, the frequency for the males was 11 patients and its percentage 2.5%, and the females were 3 patients and its percentage 0.9%. Torus mandibularis was found in 12 patients, the frequency for the males was 11 patients and its percentage 2.5%, the females were 1 patient and its percentage 0.3%. Conclusion: The results of the present study show that the prevalence of torus palatinus and mandibularis in Riyadh Elm University (Munesiyah campus) is low, the incidence of tori is higher in females when compared to males.

Keywords: Torus palatinus, Torus mandibularis, Prévalence.

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Bader Abdullaziz Bukanan, Abdullah Muflih Alharbi, Mohammed Hamad Almarri, Khaled Fahed Alqahtani, Hassan Abdullah Alalwan, and Nedal Abu Mostafa. Prevalence of Torus Palatinus and Torus Mandibularis among Dental Patients in Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 6(2) 2020 pp. 039-042.