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  2. What are tonsil stones? Here's why they may be the cause of ...

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    Many of the methods used to get rid of tonsil stones, including prescription options, are “usually not a permanent fix, because those crypts are pretty deep down the tonsils,” he explains ...

  3. Tonsil stones - Wikipedia

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    Surgical treatment may include partial or complete tonsil removal. [1] [10] Up to 10% of people have tonsil stones. [1] Biological sex does not influence the chance of having tonsil stones, [1] but older people are more commonly affected. [2] Many people opt to extract their own tonsil stones manually or with developments in dental hygiene ...

  4. Tonsillar crypts - Wikipedia

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    The human palatine tonsils (PT) are covered by stratified squamous epithelium that extends into deep and partly branched tonsillar crypts, of which there are about 10 to 30. [1] The crypts greatly increase the contact surface between environmental influences and lymphoid tissue.

  5. Sialolithiasis - Wikipedia

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    A calculus (plural calculi) is a hard, stone-like concretion that forms within an organ or duct inside the body. They are usually made from mineral salts, and other types of calculi include tonsiloliths (tonsil stones) and renal calculi (kidney stones). Sialolithiasis refers to the formation of calculi within a salivary gland.

  6. Palatine tonsil - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Lingual tonsils - Wikipedia

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    Lingual tonsils are covered externally by stratified squamous epithelium (nonkeratinized) that invaginates inward forming tonsillar crypts. Beneath the epithelium is a layer of lymphoid nodules containing lymphocytes. Mucous glands located at the root of the tongue are drained through several ducts into the crypts of the lingual tonsils.

  8. Coblation tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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    Both tonsils are removed with coblation technology by applying precise amounts of plasma to detach the tonsils from the surrounding tissues without causing thermal damage. After the tonsils are fully removed, any bleeding that occurs at the back of the throat is stopped and the patient is woken up using medical drugs. Then the breathing tubes ...

  9. Talk:Tonsil stones - Wikipedia

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    I started getting tonsil stones when I moved back home from college. I think a pet allergy caused me to have extra mucus, and this has lead to the tonsil stones. I think allergies should be considered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.102.182 22:14, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

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