Prevalence of torus palatinus in Turkish Schoolchildren

Abstract

Torus palatinus (TP) is the most common exostosis of the maxillofacial skeleton. It usually does not cause symptoms, but removal may be required if it interferes with the function, denture placement, or suffers from recurring traumatic surface ulceration. Large variations in the prevalence of TP have been reported in different populations and were associated with age and sex. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, size, and location of TP in a population of young Turkish. A total of 1,943 schoolchildren, 1,056 males and 887 females, ranging in age from 5 to 15 years were assessed for the prevalence, size and location of TP. Inspection and palpation were examined for the presence or absence of TP. The prevalence of the TP in study population was 30.9%. TP was found significantly more in females than in males (34.3, 28.1%, P<0.005). The more of TP were smaller than 2 cm (91.5%), and in molar location (62.9%). This study indicated that the prevalence of TP in Turkish population was high. There was a strong correlation between the prevalence of TP and age or sex.

Oral Tori In Edentulous Patients

“….However, the present study did not show any significant difference in the prevalence of either palatal or mandibular tori between males and females implying the sex based factor has little influence on the prevalence of tori. This is in contrast to a Norwegian study 7 and other studies 3,8,17,19,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26] which demonstrated males had a higher ratio to females for tori. Haugen 8 suggested genetics as the responsible actor for the difference, while Alvesalo 27 suggested sexual dimorphism in the manifestation of torus mandibularis might result from the effect of Y chromosome on growth, occurrence, expression, and timing of development of mandibular tori.…”

Skull

“…Interestingly, Sisman et al (2008) studied 2660 patients and reported the prevalence of the torus palatinus as low as 4.1%. Yildiz et al (2005) examined a total of 1943 schoolchildren, 1056 males and 887 females ranging in age from 5 to 15 years. The prevalence of the torus palatinus in the study population was 30.9%, and was significantly more frequent in females than males (34.3 vs 28.1%, P<0.005).…”

Presencia de exostosis orales en pacientes de la ciudad de Temuco, Chile

“…En países como Tailandia, la prevalencia de torus es de 23,1% (17) y Turquía un 30,9% (18); en cambio en América del Sur se ha reportado una baja prevalencia para esta condición (10).…”