Hard, dense, cortical bone on the buccal aspect of the alveolar ridge near the maxillary first molar would be termed a

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Hard, dense, cortical bone on the buccal aspect of the alveolar ridge the maxillary first molar would be termed a radiopaque exostosis. Exostoses are generally asymptomatic unless traumatized and may be single, multiple, unilateral, and bilateral; these occur less frequently than either palatal or mandibular tori. Torus palatinus is a radiopaque bony overgrowth that occurs at the midline of the hard palate. Torus mandibularis is a radiopaque bony overgrowth that occurs on the lingual aspect of the mandible in the area of the premolar teeth. Hard, dense, cortical bone on the buccal aspect of the alveolar ridge by the maxillary first molar would be termed a radiopaque exostosis rather than radiolucent exostosis.

Hard, Dense, Cortical Bone on the Buccal Aspect of the Alveolar