title: Bilateral tonsillolithiasis: a case report.
abstract: 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 revealed 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yil Ankara Oral Health Center, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ural
authors.forename: Tuğba Koçak
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Oktemer
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alpaslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed