What Is That In Her Mouth?

Discussion Exostoses are dense cortical nodular osseous structures that are benign but which can cause problems due to size or location. The tissue grows outward from the bone. Long bone locations are common. Bone spurs are a common exostosis that is specifically an osteophyte as it occurs along a joint margin. Enthesophytes are benign bony projections from the tendon or ligament insertion. Some exostoses have specific names such as Surfer’s ear (occurring in the ear canal) or Haglund’s deformity (or pump bump) that occurs on the back of the heel. People with hereditary multiple exostoses have multiple exostoses that often occur around the knee. It occurs in 1:50,000 people. Learning Point Oral exostoses are named for their location. Torus palatinus is located midline on the hard palate. Torus maxillaris which is usually located bilaterally along the buccal and palatal bony shelves in posterior molar areas. Torus mandibularis which are located bilaterally along the mandibular lingual cortical plate. Palatal and maxillary locations are more common. As they are bony and have normal oral mucosa overlying them they may appear yellow or whitish. They usually do not require treatment unless they cause functional problems (e.g. has a crevice that food becomes trapped in and could have risk for aspiration of the food) or needing orthodontic or prosthodontic treatment and the prosthesis would rub on the tori if not recontoured. Oral exostoses are an anatomical variation...
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