Category: Pathology | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Nice-to-know
Bony exostosis occurring in the midline of the hard palate, usually benign and asymptomatic.
A harmless extra bone bump in the middle of the roof of the mouth.
[[palatal torus; exostosis; sessile mass (see: nodule; sessile)]]
Treatment usually only if it interferes with a denture or is frequently traumatized
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