The term "tori" comes from the Latin word for "knobs," aptly describing these bony protuberances. Torus palatinus: These bumps live at the roof of your mouth, most commonly in the midline near the returned. They often resemble elongated ridges or clean domes. Torus mandibularis: Found on the internal side of your jawbone, near the premolars and above the attachment of the mylohyoid muscle, those tori happen as bumps or ridges strolling parallel in your jawline.
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