TONSILLOLITHS/ TONSIL STONES EXPLAINED
There are many Tonsils in the human body. The ones we commonly refer to the Tonsils are the palatine Tonsils which are paired organs in the throat, just behind our teeth. The Tonsils are one of the body’s primary organs for maintain immunity. They are strategically located at the entrance of the food and air passage and so work against both airborne particles as well as food antigens – thus performing a regional immune function. Since they are directly involved in catching and killing viruses and bacteria, they need as large a surface area as possible. In order to increase the effective surface area of the tonsils there are deep crevices in the palatine tonsils called crypts. These narrow channel mucosal surfaces have an immunogenic function. FORMATION OF TONSILLOLITHS Sometimes food particles, saliva, along with bacteria getting trapped inside the crypts of the tonsils. The usual cause of tonsilloliths to form are – Previous recurrent to...
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