Open AccessPrevalence and patterns of palatine and adenoid tonsilloliths in cone-beam computed tomography images of an Iranian population
Author(s) -
Zahra Dalili Kajan,
Ali Khalighi Sigaroudi,
Majedeh Mohebbi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
dental research journal.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2008-0255
pISSN - 1735-3327
DOI - 10.4103/1735-3327.187871
Subject(s) - adenoid , medicine , palatine tonsil , calcification , cone beam computed tomography , asymptomatic , coronal plane , dentistry , nuclear medicine , radiology , computed tomography , surgery , pathology
Tonsilloliths are calcified concretions that develop in tonsillar crypts. They are usually small and asymptomatic, so they are found accidentally during routine dental radiogrphy procedure. Large tonsilloliths can occur with clinical signs and symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of palatine and adenoid tonsilloliths in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.