Background: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw bones have been frequently reported. However, its occurrence in torus palatinus is very rare with only 10 cases published in the English-language literature.
Case Report: We describe an additional case in a 79-year-old woman, who was referred for evaluation of a painful swelling with areas of suppuration on the hard palate.
Conclusion: Conservative treatment was performed and after spontaneous sequestrectomy, total healing was achieved.
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