Abstract
In Latin, “tori” means “to stand out” or “lump”. A torus mandibularis (TM) is a slow-growing bony protuberance located at the lingual side of the mandible in the premolar region above the mylohyoid line. It consists of dense cortical bone with a small amount of bone marrow and is covered with thin mucosa and periosteum. Patients therefore occasionally suffer scalds or injuries to the mucosa of the TM by hot water or toothbrushing. A TM is usually found incidentally during a dental checkup as it usually exhibits no symptoms.
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Ibaragi, S. (2019). Variant Anatomy of the Torus Mandibularis. In: Iwanaga, J., Tubbs, R. (eds) Anatomical Variations in Clinical Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97961-8_7
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