Oral Tori Findings in an Adult Albanian Population: A Single-Center Pilot Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency (%) | |
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Gender F/M | 77/45 (63.1/36.9) |
Mean age (in years ± SD) | 32.3 ± 12.7 [Me = 19.2, IQR = 12] |
Presence of oral tori | 59 (48.4) |
Torus mandibularis (TM) | 48 (39.3) |
Torus palatinus (TP) | 14 (11.5) |
Alveolar bone exostoses (ABEs) | 16 (13.1) |
With Oral Tori n = 59 (%) | Without Oral Tori n = 63 (%) | Total n = 122 (%) | |
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Male | 24 (40.7) | 21(33.3) | 45 (36.9) |
Female | 35 (59.3) | 42 (66.7) | 77 (63.1) |
Oral Tori | Female, n = 35 (%) | Male, n = 24 (%) | Total, n = 59 (%) | p-Value * |
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Torus mandibularis only | 19 (54.3) | 16 (66.7) | 35 (59.3) | 0.635 |
Torus palatinus only | 5 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) | 7 (11.9) | 0.332 |
Alveolar bone exostoses only | 1 (2.9) | 3 (12.5) | 4 (6.8) | 0.063 |
Torus mandibularis, torus palatinus, and alveolar bone exostosis | 5 (14.3) | 1 (4.2) | 6 (10.2) | 0.311 |
Torus mandibularis and alveolar bone exostosis | 4 (11.4) | 2 (8.3) | 6 (10.2) | 0.263 |
Torus mandibularis and torus palatinus | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0.745 |
Torus palatinus and alveolar bone exostosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
Gender | Female n = 77 | Male n = 45 | Total n = 122 | p-Value * |
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Oral Tori | ||||
Torus palatinus | 11 (14.3) | 3 (6.7) | 14 (11.5) | 0.466 |
Flat | 7 (63.6) | 3 (100.0) | 10 (71.4) | |
Spindle-shaped | 2 (18.2) | 2 (14.3) | ||
Nodular | ||||
Lobular | 2 (18.2) | 2 (14.3) | ||
Torus mandibularis | 29 (37.7) | 19 (42.2) | 48 (39.3) | 0.359 |
Solitary unilateral | 4 (13.8) | 4 (21.0) | 8 (16.7) | |
Solitary bilateral | 17 (58.6) | 6 (31.6) | 23 (47.9) | |
Multiple unilateral | 1 (5.3) | 1 (2.1) | ||
Multiple bilateral | 6 (20.7) | 6 (31.6) | 12 (25.0) | |
Bilateral combined | 2 (6.9) | 2 (10.5) | 4 (8.3) | |
Alveolar bone exostosis (ABE) | 10 (13.0) | 6 (13.3) | 16 (13.1) | 0.968 |
Patients with Oral Tori | Patients without Oral Tori | All Patients | p-Value * | ||||
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Male n = 24 (%) | Female n = 35 (%) | Male n = 21 (%) | Female n = 42 (%) | Male n = 45 (%) | Female n = 77 (%) | ||
Bruxism | 11 (45.8) | 20 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 18 (42.9) | 20 (44.4) | 38 (49.4) | 0.745 |
Malocclusion | 5 (20.8) | 7 (20.0) | 2 (9.5) | 4 (9.5) | 7 (15.6) | 11 (14.3) | 0.813 |
Without bruxism and malocclusion | 8 (33.4) | 8 (22.9) | 10 (47.6) | 20 (47.6) | 18 (40.0) | 28 (36.4) | 0.745 |
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Disha, V.; Zaimi, B.; Petrela, E. Oral Tori Findings in an Adult Albanian Population: A Single-Center Pilot Study. Dent. J. 2024, 12, 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12080242
Disha V, Zaimi B, Petrela E. Oral Tori Findings in an Adult Albanian Population: A Single-Center Pilot Study. Dentistry Journal. 2024; 12(8):242. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12080242
Chicago/Turabian StyleDisha, Valbona, Bora Zaimi, and Elizana Petrela. 2024. "Oral Tori Findings in an Adult Albanian Population: A Single-Center Pilot Study" Dentistry Journal 12, no. 8: 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12080242
APA StyleDisha, V., Zaimi, B., & Petrela, E. (2024). Oral Tori Findings in an Adult Albanian Population: A Single-Center Pilot Study. Dentistry Journal, 12(8), 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj12080242