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A Case Report of Tonsillolith Treated With Individualized Homoeopathy.
Altern Ther Health Med
April 2023
Introduction: Tonsillolith, also known as tonsil stones or tonsil calculi, are the mineralization of the debris or bacteria within the crevices of the palatine tonsils. It is a rare condition with prominent symptoms of halitosis (bad breath), foreign body sensation, sore throat, painful swallowing, and cough. So far, Individualized Homoeopathy for tonsillolith has been rarely recorded in peer-reviewed journals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntratonsillar Mass in a Teenager.
Ear Nose Throat J
September 2021
Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 43989The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Lingual (Not Palatine) Tonsillolith: Case Report.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
August 2019
Director, Salivary Gland Center; Associate Dean, Clinical Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address:
The lingual tonsil (LT), located at the base of the tongue posterior to the circumvallate papillae, consists of aggregates of lymphoid tissue separated by a median glossoepiglottic ligament that splits the LT into right and left halves. Tonsillar tissue on either side of the ligament exhibits discrete round nodules that project upward. Each prominence is covered by nonkeratinized epithelium and has a central crypt formed by an invagination of the overlying epithelium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA giant tonsillolith.
Saudi Med J
April 2018
Department of Ears, Nose and Throat, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Tonsillar stones are the products of calcified accumulates of cellular debris and microorganisms, in the crypts of palatine tonsils. Tonsillar stones are common findings and the known cause of bad breath (halitosis). Development of large tonsillar stones, however, is rare with only a few cases reported in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLingual tonsillolith: prevalence and imaging characteristics evaluated on 2244 pairs of panoramic radiographs and CT images.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
January 2018
1 Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Sciences, Clinical Dentistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Objectives: Lingual tonsilloliths are not as well-known to radiologists than palatine tonsilloliths, although they might be common in clinical practice. The aim of this investigation was to clarify the prevalence and imaging characteristics of lingual tonsilloliths using panoramic radiographs and CT images.
Methods: This study included 2244 patients without pathology at the base of tongue who had undergone panoramic radiography and CT of the maxillofacial region.
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