Survey of Torus Palatinus in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

Figure 1

Torus palatinus. The torus palatinus (marked with asterisks) is an exophytic bony mass forming along the midpalatal suture. Intraoral views of four hemodialysis patients present the following types of torus palatinus: flat (a), spindle (b), nodular (c), and lobular (d).

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