Prevalensi Torus Palantinus pada mahasiswa FKG Universitas Trisakti: Kajian pada mahasiswa angkatan tahun 2010-2013 (Laporan Penelitian)
T orus palatinus adalah sebuah pertumbuhan eksofitik dari tulang, biasa timbul di midline palatum keras, dan mempunyai empat jenis morfologi yaitu flat, spindle, nodular, dan lobular. Torus palatinus ditemukan lebih banyak pada perempuan dibandingkan laki-laki. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prevalensi torus palatinus berdasarkan jenis kelamin dan morfologi pada kalangan mahasiswa kedokteran gigi di Universitas Trisakti angkatan tahun 2010-2013. Data diperoleh dengan cara memeriksa dengan cara inspeksi dan palpasi untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya torus palatinus. Kesimpulan: torus palatinus ditemukan lebih banyak pada perempuan. Bentuk torus palatinus yang paling sering muncul adalah flat.
T orus palatinus is a bone mass usually located at midline hard palatal. Torus palatinus had four different shapes such as flat, spindle, nodular, lobular. Torus palatinus was more frequent in women than in men. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of torus palatinus in relation to gender and shape among dentistry students at Trisakti university 2010-2013. A total of 258 subjects, including 129 female and 129 male were included in the study. Subjects were examined for the presence of torus palatinus by inspection and palpations. The data was analyzed with chi square. The result of this study is total number of subjects with torus palatinus were 41 (15,89%). The prevalence of torus palatinus was more frequent in women (10,85%) than in men (5,03%). The most frequent shape in this study was flat shaped (56,09%), other less common shapes of torus palatinus were spindle (43,90%), nodular (0%), lobular (0%). The conclusions in this study is the prevalence of torus palatinus was more frequent in women. The most frequent shape in this study was flat shaped.