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The ‘torus palatinus’: a common but relatively unknown entity

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011
A 60-year-old woman was referred for imaging evaluation of a lump at the midline of the hard palate. The lump was painless but felt hard and lobulated on palpation.Ulcerations were not apparent. It had appeared gradually over time.
C Boulet, M De Maeseneer, T Buisseret, M Shahabpour, J de Mey   +4 more
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Uncommon bilateral maxillary exostosis: case report

RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2020
Exostoses or hyperostoses are benign bony outgrowths originating from the cortical bone and depend on their location for a more precise designation. The most common types found in the oral cavity are the torus palatinus and the torus mandibularis. Buccal
Ana Luiza Lataliza COSTA, Ana Luísa Machado BATISTA, Sara Ferreira dos Santos COSTA, Juliana Vilela BASTOS, Roselaine Moreira Coelho MILAGRES, Tânia Mara Pimenta AMARAL   +5 more
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Non‐brachycephalic dogs with stertor have higher nasopharyngeal collapsibility compared with dogs without stertor and foramen lacerum level is ideal for evaluating nasopharyngeal collapse on dynamic CT

Veterinary Radiology &Ultrasound, Volume 65, Issue 4, Page 369-376, July 2024.
Abstract Stertor, a clinical sign associated with obstructive airway syndrome, is often observed in non‐brachycephalic dogs. This prospective, case‐control study aimed to compare soft palate dimensions, nasopharyngeal cross‐sectional area (CSA), and nasopharyngeal collapsibility at various locations in non‐brachycephalic dogs with and without stertor ...
Daji Noh, Hyun‐guk Shin, Hojung Choi, Youngwon Lee, Kija Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral bony outgrowths: Prevalence and genetic factor influence. Study of twins

Medicina, 2015
Objective: The aim of the study was to verify the influence of a genetic factor on the etiology of oral bony outgrowths and to determine the prevalence and type of oral bony outgrowths (tori and exostoses) among a group of Lithuanian twins. Materials and
Adomas Auškalnis, Olaf Bernhardt, Eglė Putnienė, Antanas Šidlauskas, Irena Andriuškevičiūtė, Nomeda Basevičienė   +5 more
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Oral Tori in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The pathogenesis of oral tori has long been debated and is thought to be the product of both genetic and environmental factors, including occlusal forces.
Chia-Lin Hsu, Ching-Wei Hsu, Pei-Ching Chang, Wen-Hung Huang, Cheng-Hao Weng, Huang-Yu Yang, Shou-Hsuan Liu, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Shu-Man Weng, Chih-Chun Chang, I-Kuan Wang, Aileen I Tsai, Tzung-Hai Yen   +12 more
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Novel variant in LRP6 associated with unusual and severe clinical presentation: Case report

Clinical Genetics, Volume 105, Issue 6, Page 666-670, June 2024.
This study identified, by quartet genome sequencing, a heterozygous variant of LRP6 (NM_002336.2: c.724T>C, p.(Trp242Arg)) in a family with a severe and atypical phenotype. This LRP6 variation at residue 242 affects the binding capacity of DKK1 (yellow) and SOST. Abstract Low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related protein 6 (LRP6) is a co‐receptor of the
Anaïk Previdi, Christèle Dubourg, Valérie Cormier Daire, Mélanie Fradin, Corinne Collet   +4 more
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Association between salivary alpha-amylase and subjective and objective oral parafunctions in community-dwelling elderly individuals

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2020
Background/purpose: Stress in the elderly is caused by loss of physical and psychological health. Although there have been many reports on the intraoral environment affecting physical health, few reports exist on stress and the intraoral environment in ...
Koji Morita, Hitomi Kimura, Hiroki Tsuka, Fumiko Nishio, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, Kazuhiro Tsuga   +5 more
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“Heal the sick”: Health status and caregiving during the 17th–18th century in Northern Italy (St. Biagio cemetery, Ravenna)

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 183, Issue 1, Page 125-140, January 2024.
Abstract Objective The study of health‐related care provision in archeology gives important indications on the culture and community organization of past populations. This study aims to assess the health status of the skeletal assemblage recovered from the burial site of St. Biagio (Ravenna, 17th–18th Centuries); next, we identified likely instances of
Federica De Luca, Alba Pasini, Filippo Scianò, Nicoletta Zedda, Chiara Guarnieri, Sabrina Masotti, Barbara Bramanti, Emanuela Gualdi‐Russo, Natascia Rinaldo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is it as dangerous as it looks? [PDF]

Malaysian Family Physician, 2017
A common bony protrusion that occurs over the hard palate is sometimes mistaken for a malignancy especially when it is large. This bony growth is a torus palatinus (TP), which is a benign bony prominence over the hard palate. It occurs most commonly in
Norasnieda Md Shukri , Nor Hisyam Che Ibrahim   +1 more
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Masses of developmental and genetic origin affecting the paediatric craniofacial skeleton

Insights into Imaging, 2018
Although rare, masses and mass-like lesions of developmental and genetic origin may affect the paediatric craniofacial skeleton. They represent a major challenge in clinical practice because they can lead to functional impairment, facial deformation and ...
Salvatore Stefanelli, Pravin Mundada, Anne-Laure Rougemont, Vincent Lenoir, Paolo Scolozzi, Laura Merlini, Minerva Becker   +6 more
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