Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Variations in the Prevalence and Morphology of Torus Palatinus: A Study on Age and Gender Trends in Karachi | Chapter 12 | Novel Research Aspects in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 This research proposed to investigate the predominance and morphological variations of torus palatinus while testing gender and age-accompanying differences within the populace of Karachi, a bustling cosmopolitan city in Pakistan.Methodology: A cross-sectional study was transported at Bahria University Health Sciences Campus (BUHSC), Karachi, using a non-probability availability sampling plan. The presence of tori was determined through dispassionate examination and touch, with their shapes categorized as flat, pivot, or nodular. Data study was performed utilizing Statistical Package for Social Science version 23, employing the Chi-square test to survey gender and age friendships with tori prevalence. A importance level of P < 0.05 was adopted.Results: Among the 1,203 cases screened, 141 (11.7%) shown torus palatinus. The study revealed a higher predominance among men (53.9%) and a dominance in the 31-60 years exclusive informal network (47.5%) with a meaningful P-value of 0.000. An study of torus palatinus shapes by gender indicated that flat tori were more repeated in both men and females, with a important P-value of 0.015.Conclusion: Torus Palatinus, a exceptional bony exostosis inside the oral cavity, exhibits in distinctive shapes and patterns in spite of being an asymptomatic anatomical variation. The predominance of torus palatinus varies considerably with respect to age and gender.

Author(s) Details:

Daud Mirza,
Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Saima Mazhar,
Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Shahrukh Khan Sadiq,
Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Syed Ahmed Omer,
Department of Science of Dental Materials, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Jawaria Zeeshan,
Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NRAMMS-V7/article/view/12217

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