Torus palatinus is a bony growth in the middle of the hard palate also known as the roof of your mouth.
Bone growth on roof of mouth.
If you notice a lump bump crusty area or patches of irregular skin or tissue on the roof of your mouth see your dentist promptly for evaluation.
Tori tend to grow in three parts of the mouth.
Maxillary tori torus maxilla is another meaning for palatal tori and is composed of densely mineralized bones usually devoid of medullary cavity.
It is sometimes referred to as palatinus torus.
Some people do have extra bone on the roof s of their mouths which is called palatal tori.
A torus plural tori is a harmless growth of bone.
Extra bone in the roof of the mouth.
Less common are buccal exostoses that are found on the cheek side of the jaws usually near the premolar and molar areas.
Some are large some have lobes or some can be very small.
This is a type of bony protrusion or growth at the roof of your mouth at the mid line in this part of your mouth also known as the palate.
Even a large growth can be left alone unless it gets scraped during eating or the person needs a denture that covers the area.
Torus palatinus is a harmless painless bony growth located on the roof of the mouth the hard palate.
The mass appears in the middle of the hard palate and can vary in size and shape.
These growths come in many different shapes and they may be very small or quite large.
Torus palatinus appears in the middle of the hard palate or roof of your mouth.
Tp is a diffuse nodular growth found in the mid line of the hard palate or roof of the mouth.
Excessive growth of bone in the upper palate is called palate tori.
Even if it s large torus.
It s simply an extra hard bone that grows on the palate like an extra tooth.
Bone growths are also found on the roof of the mouth.
A torus palatinus is a bony growth that develops on the roof of the mouth.
In latin the word torus means bull lump or to stand out so because the lumps can have a large bulbous shape is why it is called torus palatinus.
This hard growth is both common and harmless.
Oral cancer or cancer of the mouth can be present as a growth irritation or sore on any area of the mouth including the roof of the mouth.
It can vary in size from hardly noticeable to very large.
