Can I prevent mandibular tori? There's no way to prevent mandibular tori because experts don't know what causes it in the first place. Let your dentist know if you have bony growths on the floor of your mouth. With early detection, they can keep an eye on the growths and make sure they don't cause any issues.
Unfortunately, tori do not shrink over time. They will grow to a certain point, and then stop growing. A surgical team will need to remove them if your dentist deems it necessary.
Torus mandibularis is thought to be caused mainly by environmental factors, such as bruxism, vitamin deficiencies and calcium-rich supplements, although genetic background also plays a key role.
If the tori are found on your lower jaw, they are considered to be mandibular tori. Most tori grow to a certain point and stop growing. Most growth stops after our jaws have developed in our late teenage years.
Due to laser technology, tori dental removal can be virtually pain-free.
Is mandibular tori caused by stress? The causes of mandibular tori are not fully understood, although environmental factors and diet are generally thought to be factors in developing these growths. Jaw stress is also related to tori growth, and emotional stress can be a contributor to jaw stress.
In most other cases, such as the presence of small tori that does not cause pain or obstruct dental prosthetics, most dentists will recommend not removing the tori and simply keeping a watchful eye on it. In most cases, the presence of tori is completely harmless.
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.
The size of the tori may fluctuate throughout life but they do tend to get bigger over time. In some cases the tori can be large enough to touch each other in the midline of mouth.
Tori typically develop during late adolescence and gradually increase in size throughout adulthood. When small, they rarely cause symptoms or pain and are usually an incidental finding during routine clinical or dental examinations.
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.
The prevalence of mandibular tori ranges from 5-40%. They are less common than bony growths occurring on the palate, known as torus palatinus. Mandibular tori are more common in Asian and Inuit populations. They are slightly more common in males.
Traditional surgical mandibular tori removal requires general anesthesia, with traditional surgical techniques to remove the growth.
There can be several factors associated with mandibular tori. Starting with genetics, this condition is more common in men than in women and can be passed down from father to son. Stress in the jaw bone and bruxism are other factors.
Tori usually become apparent during the second or third decade of life. Tori may develop at the midline of palate (torus palatinus [TP]) or the lingual aspect of the mandible (torus mandibularis [TM]).
Torus mandibularis is a structure that can appear on the inside of the mandible. Therefore, it is possible for tori to influence airway volume by occupying the space for tongue and cause sleep apnoea.
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.
Discomfort: Slight swelling of the operated area is not unusual. Chapped lips or bruising of the lips / cheek area may occur. A reusable ice bag or a frozen vegetable bag, wrapped in a soft towel, may be applied to the area of surgery to help minimize the swelling of your face.
The size of the tori can increase slowly and continuously through the life of an individual. If the tori has to be removed, surgery can be done to reduce the bone, but it may grow back again in cases where there is local stress, such as excessive forces from an unbalanced bite.
Successful surgical removal of the patient's mandibular tori
Following successful induction of general anesthesia, a crevicular incision was placed in the lingual aspect of the mandible, which was followed by elevation of a mucoperiosteal flap.
Similar to enlarged tonsils or adenoids, a large tongue, or an enlarged uvula, large mandibular tori can contribute to breathing obstructions, making one more susceptible to snoring and sleep apnea.
Mandibular tori can be a painful condition that causes your throat and jaw to hurt, your gums to get inflamed, and even your teeth to come loose. Typically, these bony growths appear inside your mouth on the lower jaw. These growths often appear on both sides of the jaw.
They also interfere with the construction and function of removable dentures, as well as oral function and movement. [1] The prevalence of tori varies widely in different populations, ranging from 0.4% to 66.5% for TP[2] and 0.5% to 63.4% for TM.