Bilateral tonsilloliths in a 77-year-old white man with edentulous jaws: a case report

摘要

Concretions in the tonsils are uncommon, and well-formed tonsilloliths are extremely rare. We describe a case of bilateral tonsilloliths in an edentulous 77-year-old white man. The lesions were detected incidentally during a radiographic examination. Since radiography often does not clearly distinguish tonsilloliths from other radiopaque lesions of the jaws, we used computed tomography to establish an accurate diagnosis.