Palatine torus/Torus palatinus

From a 1st year UQ dent lecture 

-Located close to midline of palate 
-Can be either unilateral or bilateral 
-Autosomal dominant with virtually 100% penetrance This means that almost everyone that carries this gene will exhibit a torus to some degree. Penetrance refers to the proportion of the population carrying the gene that express its effects. If a particular gene has low penetrance, then even though many people carry it, relatively few will show it in the phenotype. Torus Palatinus also has variable expressivity. This means that, even though most patients who inherit the gene will exhibit some signs of a torus palatinus, the degree to which they express the gene is variable, so there will be a wide range of severity within the population of affected patients. 
-It usually becomes apparent around the time of puberty
-More commonly seen in females than in males. 
-Clinically, it is not considered dangerous. However, if a denture is required, then the torus may need to be removed or reshaped