Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are small, hard lumps of food, bacteria, and other particles trapped in the small ...

Use a water pik if you’re uncomfortable with scraping your tonsils. A water pik is a device that dentists often use. It provides pressurised water. Rinse the tonsils with the water pik to dislodge ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Tonsil stones are small, hard lumps ...

An urgent contrast CT scan of the neck was performed, which revealed a 6 mm abscess in the right aspect of the lingual tonsil with associated localised inflammatory changes (figure 1). Following ...

The first patient was confirmed infected with COVID-19, 3 weeks prior to tonsillectomy. The detritus and tonsil specimen were further analysed through real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and revealed amplification ...

Tonsil stones are small, hard lumps that form when debris becomes trapped in pockets in the tonsils. They are made of hardened minerals, food particles, and bacteria. While tonsil stones are generally ...