Torus palatinus

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman presented with a firm, painful swelling of the hard palate of 4 years' duration. A clinical diagnosis of maxillary torus without ulceration was made. Computed tomography (CT) was performed for confirmation of torus palatinus and to aid surgical planning. The CT scan demonstrated lobulated bony outgrowths arising from the inferior margin of the hard palate, consistent with torus palatinus. (Fig. 1).