Eli5: What are the round flat things on the roof of the mouth?

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You know the two round, flat things you feel when you press your tongue against the front of the roof of your mouth? What actually are those and why do we have them? I tried to Google it but the results were all about growths and cysts and things. This is something that seems to be normal and I think everyone has them.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Are you talking about a Torus palatinus? Extra born growing on the roof of your mouth. Only 20-30% of the population has it including myself.

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