What causes mandibular tori to grow?
Dental tori factors include: Trauma or injury to the mouth’s interior. Jawbone stress due to teeth grinding and clenching. Lifestyle/diet influences, such as vitamin deficiencies, fish consumption, and calcium-rich diets.
Is it normal to have mandibular tori?
Mandibular tori are usually present on the tongue side of the jaw near the bicuspids ( also known as premolars). They usually – 90% of the time – occur on both sides of the mouth (bilaterally). Mandibular tori are not particularly common – about 5 – 10% of the population will have noticeable mandibular tori.
Can mandibular tori grow fast?
Mandibular tori are very slow-growing, so much so that it can be challenging to identify what causes tori to grow. There is some evidence that bruxism can speed up the growth of tori. Diet may play a role in the growth cycle. Some tori also grow for a period of time, shrink, and then begin to grow again.
Does clenching cause Tori?
Believe it or not, clenching and grinding can actually change the shape of your bone. Though not particularly common, some people with bruxism develop bony growths on the inside of their lower jaw, under the tongue. These growths are called mandibular tori, and they are harmless and benign.
Can Tori get infected?
Tori palatinus can also become infected, as in our patient. It is not clear that drainage of the torus is beneficial or helps to speed up the recovery process. Instead, it can potentially introduce new pathogens into the area and cause more localized infection.
Do Tori ever stop growing?
The speed at which tori grow is slow, and they usually don’t cause any problems until they become large. But they do continue to grow over time. They have even been found in fossilized dinosaur teeth!
Can Tori cause pain?
It will cause discomfort and if the growth continues, mandibular tori can cause pain or disturbed mouths functions. The size of the tori may fluctuate throughout life, and in some cases, it can be large enough to touch each other in the midline of your mouth. This condition can complicate the fabrication of dentures.
Is Tori removal covered by medical insurance?
The removal of the torus palatinus (a bony protuberance of the hard palate) and torus mandibularis could be a covered service. However, with rare exception, this surgery is performed in connection with an excluded service; i.e., the preparation of the mouth for dentures.