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re: The bones (tori?) under my tongue freak me out
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:35 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:35 pm to Chad504boy
Mine are big. And when I have to bite down on the sensor for X-rays it cuts into my tori and hurts like hell.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:38 pm to dkreller
Those are called exostosis/es. They are tori, just in the buccal location instead of lingual location. I have seen some so large, they form a "shelf" and can trap food above or below them in the vestibule. All types of tori have a hereditary component but yes, clenching can also contribute to extra bony growths.
Eta: more info
Eta: more info
This post was edited on 5/9/20 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:42 pm to ClientNumber9
I mostly just visit for the comments and quick wit of the OT.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:44 pm to LouisianaLady
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I had no idea this existed. Weird.
Me either. I'm glad I don't have this genetic malformation.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 10:28 pm to LaFleurDeLis
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My best friend has them, though, and they are so large that I can see them when she talks and sometimes, it even sounds like she has marbles in her mouth while she is talking because they take up room where her tongue should go.
Wow! I'd be tempted to get them removed at that point, but I'm sure that is a painful healing process.
EDIT - Well shite. I just realized the very small hard bump on the roof of my mouth must be this. I thought it was an old boo boo or something. Its just a bump the size of like a BB
This post was edited on 5/9/20 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 5/9/20 at 10:33 pm to LaFleurDeLis
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They are called tori (multiple) or torus (singular).
Uhhh, holy shite. The Google image search of "Tori bones" is fricking gross.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 10:34 pm to IAmNERD
I did the same thing. Very gross.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 10:43 pm to Lima Whiskey
quote:Think I'd rather have the bat soup than a foot diet.
That and a soft foot diet.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 10:52 pm to Chad504boy
There are very few days anymore where I am introduced to something that I had never before heard of. Today is one of those days. I thought OP was drunk or making shite up.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 11:10 pm to LaFleurDeLis
Yeah I’ve got some shelf action going on.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 11:26 pm to Chad504boy
I always pictured you as a guy with no teeth.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 11:27 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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There are very few days anymore where I am introduced to something that I had never before heard of.
Google "teratoma." I dare you.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 11:32 pm to TrimTab
One of my favorite procedures to do is tori removal. Generally not too difficult, not a ton of post op issues, pts are always happy they are gone.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 11:46 pm to toofache
We need dentists posting more often!
marsupialization of ranula
One of the more interesting procedures I've learned about through my profession.
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One of my favorite procedures
marsupialization of ranula
One of the more interesting procedures I've learned about through my profession.
This post was edited on 5/9/20 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 5/10/20 at 12:02 am to Chad504boy
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The bones (tori?) under my tongue freak me out
When I slide my bone under your mom's tongue she becomes a freak.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 12:08 am to LouisianaLady
Those google images tend to be worst case scenarios. Most tori are on the smaller to medium side and, like a lot of you in this thread, most people aren't even aware they have them or of their existence unless they are told they have them. I've had a few patients who had unbelievably large ones and had them removed. Their end result is worth the discomfort of the removal and they cannot believe how much room is present in their mouth without them. Word of caution, though - after removal, the tissue in the mouth looks like raw hamburger meat until it's healed. And they do have a tendency to grow back, slowly, over time.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 1:35 am to LaFleurDeLis
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Word of caution, though - after removal, the tissue in the mouth looks like raw hamburger meat until it's healed.
Nope. Simple procedure with same healing timeframe and appearance as most periodontal surgeries. Other than the sutures and some minor inflammatory response, you mostly would not even know that a surgery has been done.
They do tend to grow back. I'm not so sure how much is genetic rather than physiologic. The prevailing thought is that it's due to clenching or other parafunction. Due to increased chewing forces, the body responds by laying more bone in the area for more support.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 2:58 am to Tigershatebama
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Nope. Simple procedure with same healing timeframe and appearance as most periodontal surgeries. Other than the sutures and some minor inflammatory response, you mostly would not even know that a surgery has been done.
Yep. I've seen many patients who were in the process of recovering from tori removal and there was definitely the appearance of trauma to tissues at the sites of the tori, as would be expected after a fairly extensive oral surgery. The sites looked like raw flesh to me, even with suturing. And the patient was DEFINITELY aware that surgery was done. After they were healed, though, every single one told me that the recovery was very uncomfortable, but worth it. And I'm also aware of the etiology of tori and exostoses, as a clencher/grinder myself, with small tori.
Perhaps you had patients tell you otherwise regarding recovery. That doesn't mean that my experience and visual observation was incorrect, it just means we had different patients and have different eyes.
Thanks for your contribution to the discussion.
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