An epidemiological study of tori among 667 dental outpatients in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

Aim: To study the prevalence of tori amongst dental outpatients, the ethnic and sex variations in their distribution, and their clinical features. Set ting: The School of Dentistry, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago. Participan ts: 667 consecutive dental outpatients representing three different ethnic groups of the country. Methods: Clinical examination for and recording of t ori indicating their location, extent and clinical features and the age, se x and ethnic grouping of the patient. Results: The overall prevalence of to ri was 12.3 per cent. Conclusions: There were no significant differences in the prevalence among the African, Indian or mixed ethnic groups of patient s examined. There seemed to be strong link between the coexistence of palat al and mandibular tori.