Tonsillolith: A Panoramic Radiograph Presentation

Tonsillolith: A Panoramic Radiograph Presentation

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Tonsilloliths are calcifications within a tonsillar crypt, involve Bench Grinder Wire Brush primarily the palatine tonsil caused by dystrophic calcification as a result of chronic inflammation.Tonsilloliths are very uncommon and are microscopic.Tonsillar concretions sometimes produce symptoms which include non-specific chronic halitosis, irritable cough, dysphagia, otalgia and foreign body-like sensation or foul taste.Patients with tonsillolithiasis may also be asymptomatic, with their lesions being discovered incidentally on panoramic radiographs.

This article presents an unusual case of multiple bilateral and asymptomatic Doll Changing Set tonsilloliths which were found during a routine panoramic radiographic examination.