Current status of the torus palatinus and torus mandibularis

ABSTRACT

While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequentlyduring middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females, but this is not the casewith the torus mandibularis. Certain ethnic groups are more prone to one torus or the other. The torus is mainlyremoved due to prostodontic reasons, as it may also be used as biomaterial, not only in periodontology, but alsoin implantology. The aim of this study was a review of the literature from the past twenty years (AU)