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Mandibular Oral Tori Predict the Presence but Not the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature. [PDF]

J Oral Rehabil
ABSTRACT Background Oral torus assessment is recommended as a part of routine craniofacial examination in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, there are conflicting studies on whether oral torus is associated with OSA and whether it affects OSA therapy.
Yong CW, Quah B, Kong NLS, Colpani JT, Wong RCW.   +4 more
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Prevalence of oral tori among medical and dental Students at the University of the West Indies

Dentistry 3000, 2016
Objective:  To determine the prevalence and gender variation of torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM) amongst medical and dental students at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies.
Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh, Thaon Jones, Hima Venugopal, Keisha Smith, J Suzanne Turpin Mair, Mark Edwards, Errol Williams   +6 more
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Investigation of the prevalence of Torus Mandibularis and Torus palatinus in Attendants of rafsanjan Dental school [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2000
the prevalence of Torus palatinus and Torus Mandibularis is widely different in various populations and races.this descriptive study was performed in 1999,to investigate the the prevalence of Torus Mandibularis and Torus palatinus in patients referring ...
M.N Khaki
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Outcomes of multilevel upper airway surgery, including tongue base resection, in patients with torus mandibularis

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, 2021
By affecting the tongue position and oropharyngeal airway volume, torus mandibularis is an anatomical factor associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Sang Hyeon Ahn, Yeonsu Jeong, Joo-Heon Yoon   +2 more
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Rare Variants in LRP4 Are Associated with Mesiodens, Root Maldevelopment, and Oral Exostoses in Humans [PDF]

Biology, 2023
Background: Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4; MIM 604270) modulates WNT/β-catenin signaling, through its binding of WNT ligands, and to co-receptors LRP5/6, and WNT inhibitors DKK1, SOSTDC1, and SOST. LRP4 binds to SOSTDC1 and WNT
Piranit Nik Kantaputra, Peeranat Jatooratthawichot, Ploy Adisornkanj, Panita Kitsadayurach, Massupa Kaewgahya, Bjorn Olsen, Atsushi Ohazama, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Sissades Tongsima, Timothy C. Cox, James R. Ketudat Cairns   +10 more
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Torus mandibularis varlığında kısmi dişsiz bir hastanın protetik rehabilitasyonu: olgu sunumu

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 2011
The torus mandibularis is the one of the most common intraoral exostoses. It is often bilateral, occurs at the canin to premolar region on the lingual aspect of the mandible. It has been reported that the factors such as genetic and environmental factors,
Arife Dogan, Berk Koni, Nuran Ozyemisci
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Genetic Variants in DVL3 are Associated With Root Maldevelopment, Tooth Agenesis, Mesiodens, and Oral Exostoses [PDF]

International Dental Journal
DVL3 regulates tooth initiation, root formation, and craniofacial patterning through canonical and non-canonical WNT signalling. The objective of this study was to investigate the dental and craniofacial phenotypes associated with rare or novel DVL3 ...
Piranit Kantaputra, Narumon Bunpiem, Yeliz Guven, Kanich Tripuwabhrut, Tugba Kalayci, Ebru Imren, Nuttaporn Sengtae, Chawalid Pianmee, Apitchaya Pruksametanan, Sissades Tongsima, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Katsushige Kawasaki, Atsushi Ohazama, James R. Ketudat Cairns   +13 more
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Current status of the torus palatinus and torus mandibularis

Medicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal, 2010
While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females, but this is not the case with the torus ...
García García, Andrés S., Gómez Font, Rafael, Oviedo Roldán, Lucía, Oviedo-Roldán, Lucía, Soto Rivadeneira, Ángeles, Martínez González, José María, García-García, Andrés S.   +6 more
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Prevalence of torus palatinus and torus mandibularis in an Indian population

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2014
Background and Aim: Oral tori are bony growth present in the oral cavity and are not considered as pathological lesions. Smaller tori do not cause any problems, but larger sized tori can result in significant problems.
Santosh Patil, Sneha Maheshwari, Suneet Khandelwal Khandelwal   +2 more
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Imaging Features of Mandibular Ramus Osteoma on Computed Tomography: A Case Report With Literature Analysis [PDF]

Case Reports in Dentistry
Osteomas are benign, mesenchymal, and slow‐growing lesions that arise from the surface of the bone and consist primarily of lamellar/cortical‐type bone. They are characterized by the proliferation of compact or cancellous bone. The most common locations for osteoma to originate are the mandible and paranasal sinuses.
Gattuso E, Casto A, Cumbo E.
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