Oral Tori in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Background. This study investigated the epidemiology of torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM) in hemodialysis patients and analyzed the influences of hyperparathyroidism on the formation of oral tori. Method. During 2013, 119 hemodialysis patients were recruited for dental examinations fo...

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Main Authors: Pei-Jung Chao, Huang-Yu Yang, Wen-Hung Huang, Cheng-Hao Weng, I-Kuan Wang, Aileen I. Tsai, Tzung-Hai Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/897674