Bilateral Mandibular Tori: A Case Report and The Brief Review of The Literature

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 205 - 210, 31.12.2025

Celal Bayar , Büşra Çelik , Sinem Busra Kirac Can , Şebnem Erçalık Yalçınkaya

Abstract

Torus mandibularis (TM) is benign asymptomatic bone growth, usually on the lingual mandible in the canine premolar region with a multifactorial and uncertain etiology. The torus mandibularis can be of various numbers and sizes with no risk of malignant transformation. In this case report, a case of torus mandibularis of a 54-year-old female patient having cancerophobia is presented.

Keywords

torus mandibularis , exostosis , alkaline phosphatase

Çift Taraflı Mandibular Torus: Bir Olgu Sunumu ve Literatürün Kısaca Gözden Geçirilmesi

Abstract

Torus mandibularis (TM), mandibula lingual yüzeyinde, sıklıkla kanin-premolar bölgede izlenen, iyi huylu ve asemptomatik bir kemik proliferasyonudur. Etiyolojisi tam olarak aydınlatılamamış olup multifaktöriyel kökenli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Malign transformasyon riski taşımayan bu oluşumlar, çeşitli boyut ve sayılarda gözlemlenebilir. Bu vaka sunumunda, kanserofobisi olan 54 yaşındaki kadın bir hastada torus mandibularis olgusu sunulmaktadır.

Keywords

torus mandibularis , ekzositos , alkalen fosfataz

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