FREQUENCY OF TORUS PALATINUS AND TORUS MANDIBULAR IN PATIENTS VISITING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PESHAWAR.

Authors

  • Kamal Khan Hoti Department of Oral Pathology Frontier Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad
  • Rizwan Arshad Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Bahria Medical and Dental College, Karachi
  • Imran Salem Qureshi Department of Operative Dentistry Frontier Medical & Dental College, Abbottabad
  • Muhammad Muddassar Department of Oral Medicine Islam Medical & dental College, Sialkot
  • Muhammad Osman Masood Department of Orthodontics Islam Medical & Dental College, Sialkot
  • Imran Khan Khattak Department of Community Dentistry Frontier Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.311

Keywords:

Keywords: Torus palatinus, Torus mandibularis, benign bone tumours, age, gender

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of torus palatinus and torus mandibularis in patients visiting the outpatient department of Sardar Begum Dental Hospital, Peshawar.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on dental patients attending the OPD of Sardar Begum Dental College (Hospital), Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan. The study included 236 patients, who attended the outpatient department (OPD), Sardar Begum Dental College (Hospital), Gandhara University, Peshawar for their dental problems from November 2012 to April 2013. The presence or absence of torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM) were examined by clinical inspection and palpation.

Results: The frequency of TP and TM in the current study was 12 (5.10%) and 13 (5.50%), respectively. Both TP and TM were found only in 03 (1.30%). TM was found in 07 males and 06 females, respectively. Whereas 05 male and 07 females respectively. Conclusion: This study indicated that the prevalence of TP and TM in Peshawar was 5.10% and 5.50% respectively in our population. Results showed a significant relationship between the occurrences of tori with gender.

 

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Published

2020-06-30

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Kamal Khan Hoti, Rizwan Arshad, Imran Salem Qureshi, Muhammad Muddassar, Muhammad Osman Masood, & Imran Khan Khattak. (2020). FREQUENCY OF TORUS PALATINUS AND TORUS MANDIBULAR IN PATIENTS VISITING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PESHAWAR. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(02), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.311

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 02 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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