title: Surgical removal of mandibular tori and its use as an autogenous graft.
abstract: While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life. Certain ethnic groups are more prone to one torus or the other. Torus is mainly removed owing to prosthodontic reasons, as it may also be used as biomaterial, not only in periodontology, but also in implantology. This case report deals with the surgical removal of mandibular tori and is thereby improving clinical implications and serving as an adequate autogenous bone graft.
authors.affiliation: Periodontology & Implantology, Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. diya2001_rastogi@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Khushboo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Santosh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Rajarshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhushan
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005096:Exostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous