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Torus palatinus

Aka: Torus palatinus, Palatal Torus, Mandibular Torus, Torus Mandibularis

Epidemiology
1. Represents 17% of Oral Lesions
2. Incidence
  1. Palatal: 20-35%
  2. Mandibular: 7-10%
3. Peaks over age 30 years
4. More common in women
Pathophysiology
1. Common developmental exostosis occurs as adult
Signs
1. Bony, Lobulated outgrowth
2. Distribution
  1. Palatal Torus
    1. Midline of Hard Palate
  2. Mandibular Torus
    1. Lingual aspect of Mandible (under Tongue)
Evaluation
1. Benign, except difficult to fit dentures
2. Nodule not in the midline suggests cancer

Torus palatinus (C0266981)
Concepts	Anatomical Abnormality (T190)
ICD10	M27.0
SnomedCT	46752004
English	Torus Palatinus, torus palatinus (diagnosis), torus palatinus, Crista palatina, Palatine torus, Torus palatinus, torus palatine, palatine torus, palatal torus, Palatal torus, Torus palatinus (disorder), Palatinus torus
Dutch	torus palatinus
French	Torus palatin
German	Palatinus torus
Italian	Toro palatino
Portuguese	Crista palatina
Spanish	Palatino con protuberancia, torus palatino, torus palatinus (trastorno), torus palatinus
Japanese	口蓋隆起, ｺｳｶﾞｲﾘｭｳｷ
Czech	Výrůstek patra
Hungarian	Szájpad dudor
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Mandibular torus (C1184914)
Concepts	Body Location or Region (T029)
Dutch	torus mandibularis
French	Torus mandibulaire
German	Torus mandibularis
Italian	Toro mandibolare
Portuguese	Toro mandibular
Spanish	Torus mandibular
Japanese	下顎隆起, ｶｶﾞｸﾘｭｳｷ
English	Torus mandibularis, Mandibular torus
Czech	Výrůstek dolní čelisti
Hungarian	Mandibularis dudor
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)