Presencia de exostosis orales en pacientes de la ciudad de Temuco, Chile

Abstract

The torus comes from Latin word that means circular prominence or tumor and which is not considered like a pathological condition. 159 patients were evaluated randomly in the dental clinics of Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, to determine the prevalence of exostoses on this population. These patients filled a tab in order to relate this condition with some associated factors. A prevalence of 5.66% was observed with predominance in female gender, in mandibular zone. While certain factors studied showed no trends except for clinical features, none exhibited statistically significant results.