An epidemiological study of tori among 667 dental outpatients in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of tori amongst dental outpatients, the ethnic and sex variations in their distribution, and their clinical features.


METHODS
The School of Dentistry, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago.


METHODS
667 consecutive dental outpatients representing three different ethnic groups of the country.


METHODS
Clinical examination for and recording of tori indicating their location, extent and clinical features and the age, sex and ethnic grouping of the patient.


RESULTS
The overall prevalence of tori was 12.3 per cent.


CONCLUSIONS
There were no significant differences in the prevalence among the African, Indian or mixed ethnic groups of patients examined. There seemed to be strong link between the coexistence of palatal and mandibular tori.
Al-Bayaty
H F
HF
School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies. dentalsh@trinidad.net
Murti
P R
PR
Matthews
R
R
Gupta
P C
PC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D044383:Black People; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005096:Exostoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology