Fun Fact Friday: Linea Alba

Notice a white line along the inner side of your cheek? This condition is known as Linea Alba, stemming from the Latin meaning of White Line.  It is simply hardening of your oral mucosa. Linea alba is a common finding, asymptomatic (a condition producing or showing no symptoms), benign, usually occurs bilaterally (on both sides…

Fun Fact Friday: Tori

What in the world are Tori?  Maxillary (upper jaw) and mandibular (lower jaw) tori are densely mineralized bone that can protrude inward (from the maxilla) or towards the tongue (from the mandibular), also known as, a bony growth. In the photo above, it is seen that the torus is from the midline of the hard…

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