5 LIMITATIONS
The majority of published reports and herein cited references deal with
the prevalence of tori among large populations of different ethnical and
racial groups.1,2,5,8,11,12 Our study was limited to
the clinical and radiological presentation of these lesions in a series
of 17 patients that included 15 Caucasian and 2 African-American
patients. The fact that 11 of 17 patients (65%) were women is slightly
higher as compared to the reported prevalence of tori among women in the
western world.1-4 Furthermore, our series of cases was
small to assess the true etiology or incidence of tori in our patient
population. Nevertheless, this observational study and clinical review
will provide updated information about this entity.