RT Book, Section
A1 Speer, Linda
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164344439
T1 Torus Palatinus
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164344439
RD 2024/04/20
AB An  elderly  woman  is  in  the  office  for  a  physical  examination.  While  looking  in  her  mouth,  you  see  a  torus  at  the  midline  on  the  hard  palate  (Figure  35-1).  She  states  that  she  has  had  this  for  her  whole  adult  life  and  it  does  not  bother  her.  You  explain  to  her  that  it  is  a  torus  palatinus  and  that  nothing  needs  to  be  done.  She  is  pleased  to  know  the  name  of  this  lump  and  even  happier  to  know  that  it  is  not  harmful.