{"id":5301,"date":"2021-02-27T11:12:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:29:08","slug":"what-are-those-bumps-oral-tori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/what-are-those-bumps-oral-tori\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Those Bumps? Oral Tori"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unusual shapes and growths can be alarming anywhere in the body. If you\u2019ve noticed hard bumps growing in your mouth, you might have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colgate.com\/en-us\/oral-health\/basics\/mouth-and-teeth-anatomy\/what-are-mandibular-tori-0516\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oral tori<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are Oral Tori?<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tori (or a single torus) are bumps in the mouth made of bone tissue covered by gum tissue. They grow slowly and some people have them without ever noticing them! There are three k6inds of tori, each named differently based on their location:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Buccal exostoses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: tori on the back, upper gums, on the cheek side<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Maxillary\/palatal tori<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: on the roof of the mouth<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Mandibular lingual tori<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: on the lower jaw, under the tongue<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tori are more common among males than females. (Although palatal tori are twice as likely to occur in women than men.) They appear to be genetic. Tori can appear in groups of various shapes and sizes, or you can have just one torus. If you have a torus on one side of your mouth, it\u2019s likely that you\u2019ll also have another one on the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tori have been referenced and studied for at least 100 years, but truth be told, we don\u2019t totally understand what causes them. Some dentists believe that people who <a href=\"\/services\/family-dentistry\/#MouthGuards\">grind their teeth and clench their jaw<\/a> are more likely to develop tori. Others believe that tori result from facial or jaw injuries or trauma.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are Tori Dangerous?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tori are considered normal and harmless. Phew! Tori may, however, get in the way of <a href=\"\/services\/restorative-dentistry\/#Dentures\">dentures<\/a> or <a href=\"\/services\/orthodontics\/\">orthodontics<\/a> in some cases. Or they may grow to a point and touch in the middle of the mouth. In these cases, your dentist may recommend treatment and removal to ensure optimum comfort and function. So long as they don\u2019t interfere with your daily life and ability to eat, speak, or care for your oral health, tori are not a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tori should not hurt but they can get injured if you accidentally scrape them while eating. If this happens, keep the wound clean with mouthwash or a saline rinse to prevent infection.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although they are extra growths, tori are not cancerous. Signs of oral cancer include sores, thickening oral tissues, unexplained bleeding or numbness, trouble swallowing, and a change in how your dentures fit. If you have any concerns about oral cancer, you should see us today for an oral cancer screening.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treating Tori<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Goose Creek dentist will monitor the tori shape and size and how they affect your general health. In the rare case that you do need the tori to be removed, your dentist or oral surgeon will perform an <a href=\"\/services\/oral-surgery\/\">oral surgery procedure<\/a>. The oral surgeon will expose the bone tissue, remove it, and level the mouth surface. As with any surgery, you\u2019ll be sore for a while afterward, and you\u2019ll see the dentist about a week later for a post-op checkup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need help living with tori, or you have any other oral health need, <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">make an appointment to come in and see us today<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unusual shapes and growths can be alarming anywhere in the body. 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