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Tonsillolith: A Panoramic Radiograph Presentation
Case RepoRt A 55-year-old male patient signed in for replacement of his edentulous space by implants. Most of his maxillary and mandibular teeth had got exfoliated because of periodontitis and the patient was edentulous for around 8-10 years. He had now visited us for replacement of teeth. A panoramic radiograph was made in which showed as an incidental finding of multiple bilateral radiopacite...
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Tonsilloliths are rare calcified concretions that develop in tonsillar crypts within the substance of the tonsil or around it. Large tonsilloliths can mimic many conditions including abscesses or neoplasms. Given the wide range of differentials, it is difficult to diagnose tonsilloliths unless there is a considered emphasis on thorough history taking, careful inspection and a detailed character...
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Tonsillolith is a rare dystrophic calcification as a result of chronic inflammation of the tonsils. Three asymptomatic cases of tonsillolith are reported, incidentally discovered through panoramic radiographs, which showed different sizes of radiopaque images, varying from 2 to 5 mm; cases I and III images did not overlap the mandible ramus, which led to a probable diagnosis of soft tissue calc...
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Tonsilloliths are calcified concretions that originate within the palatal tonsil crypts. Moreover, development of these concretions into giant tonsilloliths is exceptionally uncommon. We present a 17-year-old female with a two-year history of increasing dysphagia, persistent oral cavity swelling and speech alteration. Clinical examination of the oral cavity revealed a large solid left tonsil wi...
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Herein, we report an unusual case of large tonsillolith presented with acute otalgia. Since the tonsils and tonsillar fossa are supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve, any irritation or pain can be referred to the ear along the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal (Jacobson's) nerve. Also, it is worth re-emphasizing that normal otoscopy must be followed by inspection of the nasal cavities, o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1911
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591571100400528