title: A new retractor for surgical removal of mandibular torus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A newly devised retractor for mandibular torus is presented. It has a half-spoon-shaped head and was applied to various cases of mandibular torus for its evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that the elevated mucoperiosteum flap was safely protected lingually by using this retractor. Various mandibular tori were completely resected without damaging the surrounding tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. swada-tym@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigehito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Furuta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*