Tonsillolith

Westmore, Bruce; Hupp, James R.

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(88)90031-x

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“…Examination of successive scans typically reveals the true nature of these structures. 3,5,10,11,13,14 On clinical examination, the tonsillolith may appear as a white or yellowish hard object within the tonsillar crypt, thus making the diagnosis fairly obvious. 9 In our case, the tonsillolith produced few symptoms, such as slight dysphagia and swallowing pain with a foreign body sensation.…”

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Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

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Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

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“…The most common appearance of tonsilloliths is a cluster of multiple, small, ill-defined radiopacities slightly more radiopaque than cancellous bone, similar to cortical bone. [23][24][25][26] Pruet and Duplan 27 reported an equal sex distribution of tonsillolith. But, Ram et al 10 reported that tonsilloliths occur twice as commonly in males than in females.…”

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An Investigation of Relationship Between Tonsillolith and Carotid Artery Calcification on Panoramic Radiography

Çakur¹,

Yıldırım²,

Demirtaş³

2015

Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi

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Aim: Carotid artery calcification can results in important vascular obstruction. It is reported that the combination of risk factors such as periodontitis, pulp stones contribute to carotid artery calcification. However in the literature, no study has yet investigated carotid artery calcification with respect to tonsillolith. The objective of this study was to investigate whether carotid artery calcification correlate with tonsillolith using dental panoramic radiography. Material and method: Panoramic radiographs were examined to detect carotid artery calcification and tonsillolith. Results: There was no correlation between the carotid artery calcification and tonsillolith. Conclusion: It can be stated that there is no relationship between carotid artery calcification and tonsillolith.

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“…Tonsilloliths typically show the following characteristics: hard in consistency; single or multiple in number; round, oval, cylindrical, irregularpyramidal, or plurilobular in shape; greyish-yellow, black, red-brown or dark grey in color, with a more friable consistency [2,4,6,7].…”

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“…Axial CT slices of the head and neck revealed bilateral, multiple, small to large, round to oval, hyperdense structures in both tonsillar fossae extending inferiorly from the level of the maxillary teeth to the lower border of the mandible, suggestive of tonsilloliths (Figs. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. CT is useful in such cases because it can detect small structures that are difficult to discern on conventional radiographs.…”

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Bilateral multiple tonsilloliths

Mody

Srivastava

2009

Oral Radiol

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Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal tonsils. These calculi are composed of calcium salts, alone or in combination with other mineral salts, and are usually small, although there have been occasional reports of large tonsilloliths or calculi in peritonsillar locations. Most often, these calculi are asymptomatic and small, often detected only by computed tomography (CT), although large calculi may be visible in routine panoramic radiographs. Although tonsilloliths normally do not require medical attention, they may become large enough to cause a variety of symptoms requiring treatment. Here, we report the case of a 45-yearold male with difficulty opening the mouth and previous treatment for carcinoma of the left buccal mucosa 6 years earlier. Routine orthopantomography revealed large, bilateral, radiopaque areas over the ramus of the mandible. A diagnosis of multiple tonsilloliths was made after confirming the exact location of the radiopacities on CT.

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Tonsillolith

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Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

An Investigation of Relationship Between Tonsillolith and Carotid Artery Calcification on Panoramic Radiography

Bilateral multiple tonsilloliths

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