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case_images: Depression on the mucosal tissue on the left side of the torus palatinus; no bone exposure or signs of inflammation and/or infection.
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case_images: F1
case_images: The clinical examination of the palate revealed a depression (approximately 0.5 cm) in the mucosal tissue on the left side of a torus palatinus (approximately 2.5 cm) without bone exposure and signs of inflammation or infection (fig. 1).
case_images: CT imaging (frontal view) - prominent exostosis (torus) on the hard palate (red arrow).
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case_images: F2
case_images: CT imaging showed prominent exostosis (torus) on the medial portion of the hard palate with discontinuity of the cortical bone on the left side (red arrow, fig. 2, fig. 3), while the histopathology of the bone fragment confirmed necrotic bone tissue (fig. 4).
case_images: Histopathology of the bone fragment - necrotic bone tissue. HE. x40.
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case_images: F4
case_images: CT imaging showed prominent exostosis (torus) on the medial portion of the hard palate with discontinuity of the cortical bone on the left side (red arrow, fig. 2, fig. 3), while the histopathology of the bone fragment confirmed necrotic bone tissue (fig. 4).