tonsillolith

Known as: Calculus, tonsil, tonsil stone, Amygdalolith

National Institutes of Health

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2019

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2019

Background: The objective of this review was to compare treatment effects of harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy versus alternative…

2018

In this study, we report a rare case of osteoma cutis (OC) and tonsillolith, diagnosed using cone beam computed tomography. The…

2013

Introduction : Tonsillar calcification or tonsil stones (tonsilloliths) are foul smelling lumps of whitish or yellowish color…

2012

Tonsilloliths are rare dystrophic calcification formed as a result of chronic inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsilloliths tend to…

2011

Calcifications can develop within the crypts of the palatine tonsil. During routine dental panoramic radiography, these tonsillar…

2009

Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal tonsils. These calculi are composed of…

2006

Concretions in the tonsils are uncommon, and well-formed tonsilloliths are extremely rare. We describe a case of bilateral…

2001

Occasionally, tonsilloliths present as medical curiosities that are discovered incidentally on dental or soft tissue radiographs…

1997

1989

We report the clinical appearance and mechanism of origin of a tonsillolith 7 g in weight, found in a 77-year-old patient and…