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Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology, cilt.102, sa.3, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Although tonsilloliths are reported to be fairly common, florid cases casting distinct radiopaque shadows on panoramic radiographs are not often reported. This report illustrates such a case as an incidental finding in an asymptomatic 38-year-old female dental patient. Panoramic radiography revelaed distinct radiopaque shadows over the ascending rami of the mandible bilaterally. These radiopacities were localized to the palatine tonsils by computerized tomographic inspection. Tonsillectomy was performed and tonsillolithiasis was confirmed by histopathologic examination. © 2006 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.