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The score is assessed by asking the patient, in a sitting posture, to open their mouth and to protrude the tongue as much as possible. [1] The anatomy of the oral cavity is visualized; specifically, the assessor notes whether the base of the uvula, faucial pillars (the arches in front of and behind the tonsils) and soft palate are visible.
To assess the tonsils, a patient opens their mouth and a tongue blade is used to depress the tongue. A penlight is used to inspect the back of the patient's throat, looking for pink, symmetrical and normal-size tonsils. Tonsil size is graded as follows: 1+ Visible; 2+ Halfway between the tonsillar pillars and the uvula; 3+ Touching the uvula
He established this as a standard scale, or in German, Normalmensur, with the additional stipulation that the internal diameter be 155.5 mm (6.12 in) at 8′ C (the lowest note of the modern organ compass) and the mouth width one-quarter of the circumference of such a pipe.
The palatine tonsils are located in the isthmus of the fauces, between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch of the soft palate.. The palatine tonsil is one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites.
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Palatine tonsil enlargement can affect speech, making it hypernasal and giving it the sound of velopharyngeal incompetence (when space in the mouth is not fully separated from the nose's air space). [10] Tonsil size may have a more significant impact on upper airway obstruction for obese children than for those of average weight. [11]
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The contributing factors in the variability of success include the pre-surgical size of the tonsils, palate, uvula and tongue base. Also, patients who are morbidly obese (body mass index >40 kg/m 2 ) are significantly less likely to have success from this surgery.