Mariela Dura Gontijo de Moura, Davidson Fróis Madureira, Luiz Cláudio Noman-Ferreira, Evandro Neves Abdo, Evandro Guimarães de Aguiar, Addah Regina da Silva Freire
Tonsillolith is a rare dystrophic calcification as a result of chronic inflammation of the tonsils. Three asymptomatic cases of tonsillolith are reported, incidentally discovered through panoramic radiographs, which showed different sizes of radiopaque images, varying from 2 to 5 mm; cases I and III images did not overlap the mandible ramus, which led to a probable diagnosis of soft tissue calcification. Case II had radiopaque unilateral images, with osseous tissue density, overlapping the mandibular ramus, leading to a benign intra-osseous lesion, which was considered as differential diagnosis...
March 1, 2007: Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal