torus palatinus

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torus

[tor´us] (L.)

a swelling or bulging projection.

torus mandibula´ris a prominence sometimes seen on the lingual aspect of the mandible at the base of its alveolar part.

torus palati´nus a bony protuberance sometimes found on the hard palate at the junction of the intermaxillary suture and the transverse palatine suture.

pal·a·tine to·rus

, torus palatinus

an exostosis protruding from the midline of the hard palate.

torus palatinus

See palatine torus.

Torus palatinus

tor·us pal·a·ti·nus

(tōr'ŭs pal'ă-tī'nŭs)

A bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate.

tor·us pal·a·ti·nus

(tōrŭs pală-tīnŭs)

Bony protuberance in midline of hard palate.
Synonym(s): maxillary torus.

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Prevalence of torus palatinus and torus mandibularis in Germans and Thais Commun Dent Ora] EpidemioI 1988; 16: 61-64.

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