domingo, 10 de mayo de 2020

ORAL MEDICINE: What are tonsil stones?

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Tonsil stones are small masses that lodge in the tonsils, have an unpleasant odor and are also the cause of bad breath.

The tonsils are covered with a mucosa that contains a large number of pits, and it is precisely in those pits that the remains of food and bacteria remain, which when hardened become tonsilloliths.

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These stones are not malignant, but if it is a factor of bad breath (halitosis), in case these stones are larger it can cause odinogafia (pain when passing food).

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Source: Youtube/ TheraBreath

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