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  • Torus Palatinus Removal

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Gypsy W via MedKB.com on Tue Mar 20 13:24:42 2018
    On Friday, September 16, 2005 at 2:09:44 AM UTC-4, Gypsy W via MedKB.com wrote:
    I have tori palatinus which is scheduled to be removed very soon. I'm going in for impressions for an oral splint in 2 weeks. My questions are"

    How painful is this surgery?

    How painful is it after the surgery during recovery period?

    What is the normal duration of this type of surgery?

    How long will I need to wear the splint?

    How long will it take to heal from the surgery.

    How long will the pain from surgery & healing process last?

    Will I be able to eat? Or just drink liquids?

    What else should I know?

    I'm not looking forward to this procedure at all.

    I had a torus mandibularis removed about 5 years ago; had a great experience--no pain during or after the procedure, recovered easily and rapidly. I had a torus palatinus removed today; same excellent experience. I did not need any pain meds 5 years
    ago and don't need any today.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Mar 26 00:46:56 2019
    On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 4:24:45 AM UTC+8, [email protected] wrote:
    On Friday, September 16, 2005 at 2:09:44 AM UTC-4, Gypsy W via MedKB.com wrote:
    I have tori palatinus which is scheduled to be removed very soon. I'm going in for impressions for an oral splint in 2 weeks. My questions are"

    How painful is this surgery?

    How painful is it after the surgery during recovery period?

    What is the normal duration of this type of surgery?

    How long will I need to wear the splint?

    How long will it take to heal from the surgery.

    How long will the pain from surgery & healing process last?

    Will I be able to eat? Or just drink liquids?

    What else should I know?

    I'm not looking forward to this procedure at all.

    I had a torus mandibularis removed about 5 years ago; had a great experience--no pain during or after the procedure, recovered easily and rapidly. I had a torus palatinus removed today; same excellent experience. I did not need any pain meds 5 years
    ago and don't need any today.

    Hi how are you after removing your torus palatinus? did your doctor get biopsy check on it? is it cancerous or non cancerous? hope you can reply cause it makes me scared, usually doctors will say its cancerous and need for chemo or radiation. hope you
    can answer me thank you.

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  • From Steven Bornfeld@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Mar 26 12:36:23 2019
    On 3/26/2019 3:46 AM, [email protected] wrote:

    Hi how are you after removing your torus palatinus? did your doctor get biopsy check on it? is it cancerous or non cancerous? hope you can reply cause it makes me scared, usually doctors will say its cancerous and need for chemo or radiation. hope you
    can answer me thank you.


    Tori are so common, and the appearance so hard to confuse with anything
    else, that I'd bet the majority of these don't get biopsied. You're
    really supposed to biopsy anything removed from the body, but unless
    there is something in the appearance that looks suspicious, there is no
    need. In fact, unless they are causing a problem, most dentists would
    not routinely recommend having them removed. Generally the only problem
    at all commonly encountered with tori is that they can get in the way of
    making a denture if they're really big. I also know of one case in
    which a patient claimed it was interfering with her speech so she had
    them removed.

    Steve

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 1 05:55:05 2019
    I just had my torus palatinus removed on 08/28/19. Wore a stent for the first three days continuously. My Surgeon stated I could now put it back in at night because I am a tooth grinder. Here are my questions:

    Unable to put stent back in, feels very tight and is painful. Is this normal?

    How long is the average recovery? I have read anywhere from two to six weeks.

    Thank You, my return visit with my Surgeon is 09/05/19.

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  • From Steven Bornfeld@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Sep 3 11:55:09 2019
    On 9/1/2019 8:55 AM, [email protected] wrote:
    I just had my torus palatinus removed on 08/28/19. Wore a stent for the first three days continuously. My Surgeon stated I could now put it back in at night because I am a tooth grinder. Here are my questions:

    Unable to put stent back in, feels very tight and is painful. Is this normal?

    How long is the average recovery? I have read anywhere from two to six weeks.

    Thank You, my return visit with my Surgeon is 09/05/19.


    I can't see that grinding your teeth should have any direct relationship
    to the torus removal. It is possible that the surgeon used more
    pressure in seating the stent at the time of surgery. If there is
    swelling of the tissue that could be responsible for the pain.
    I'm afraid I can't be specific about healing time--for one, I'm not an
    oral surgeon and haven't done any removals myself. But it's pretty safe
    to say healing time will depend on the size of the torus, which can
    vary; and also other individual factors such as smoking, diabetes etc.
    Your surgeon can probably give you better insight when you see him/her
    on Thursday.
    The stent both holds the flap in place and protects the area for
    comfort. I'm guessing (but cannot know) that if the surgeon told you to
    remove the stent after 3 days that the thinking is you're not going to
    damage the flap with the stent out--it would be safer to call the office
    and ask, but it sounds like the risk is minimal for leaving it out.

    Steve

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