Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 24 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 253 - 256 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153 İndeks Tarihi: 03-05-2019

A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible

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ABS TRACT Tonsilloliths are calcified structures that develop in enlarged tonsiller crypts that arepacked with bacteria and organic debris. Small areas of calcifications on tonsils are frequently encounteredmore commonly while larger concentrations and volumes of calcifications occurs witha much lower incidence. The ones with higher concentrations and volumes are named as “Tonsillolits”(Tonsil Stones). They can be single, multiple, unilateral or bilateral. They can cause symptomslike; recurrent bouts of sore throat, dysphagia, bad taste and odor, otalgia and a foreign bodysensation noted on swallowing. However, they are frequently totally asymptomatic. The purposeof this case report is to present the misdiagnosis of a radiopaque lesion associated with an impactedthird molar by interpretation from routine panoramic radiography. Further tomographic imagingrevealed that the radiopaque lesion is actually a tonsillolith which superimposed on the ramus ofthe mandible.
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Mandibulada Gömülü Yirmi Yaş Dişi ile İlişkili Radyopak Bir Lezyon Olarak Yanlış Teşhis Edilen Bir Tonsil Taşı

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ÖZET Tonsil taşları, tonsil kriptalarının bakteri ve organik debris ile kaplanması sonucu oluşan kalsifiye yapılardır. Tonsiller üzerinde küçük kalsifiye alanların görülmesi sık karşılaşılan bir durum iken, büyük boyutlarda ve yoğunluklardaki tonsil kalsifikasyonları daha nadir olarak görülürler. Bu büyük boyutlardaki tonsil kalsifikasyonları “Tonsil Taşları” (Tonsillolit) olarak adlandırılırlar. Bunlar tek, birden fazla sayıda, tek taraflı veya çift taraflı olarak görülebilirler. Semptom olarak; tekrarlayan boğaz ağrılarına, disfajiye, ağızda kötü tad ve kokuya, kulak ağrısına ve yutkunma sırasında yabancı cisim varlığı hissine sebep olabilirler. Bazen de tamamen asemptomatik olabilirler. Bu vaka raporunda; rutin panoramik radyografik incelemede gömülü 20 yaş dişi ile ilişkide bir lezyon gibi görülen radyoopak görüntünün tomografik inceleme sonucunda ramus bölgesine süperpoze olup yanlış yorumlanan bir tonsil taşınının görüntüsü olduğu sunulmaktadır.
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APA AKINCI H, KARAN N, ULUTÜRK H, YÜCEL Z (2018). A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. , 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
Chicago AKINCI Hüseyin Ozan,KARAN NAZİFE BEGÜM,ULUTÜRK Hacer,YÜCEL ZİVER ERGÜN A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. (2018): 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
MLA AKINCI Hüseyin Ozan,KARAN NAZİFE BEGÜM,ULUTÜRK Hacer,YÜCEL ZİVER ERGÜN A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. , 2018, ss.253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
AMA AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. . 2018; 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
Vancouver AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. . 2018; 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
IEEE AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z "A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible." , ss.253 - 256, 2018. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
ISNAD AKINCI, Hüseyin Ozan vd. "A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible". (2018), 253-256. https://doi.org/10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
APA AKINCI H, KARAN N, ULUTÜRK H, YÜCEL Z (2018). A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi, 24(3), 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
Chicago AKINCI Hüseyin Ozan,KARAN NAZİFE BEGÜM,ULUTÜRK Hacer,YÜCEL ZİVER ERGÜN A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi 24, no.3 (2018): 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
MLA AKINCI Hüseyin Ozan,KARAN NAZİFE BEGÜM,ULUTÜRK Hacer,YÜCEL ZİVER ERGÜN A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.24, no.3, 2018, ss.253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
AMA AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018; 24(3): 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
Vancouver AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible. Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018; 24(3): 253 - 256. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
IEEE AKINCI H,KARAN N,ULUTÜRK H,YÜCEL Z "A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible." Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi, 24, ss.253 - 256, 2018. 10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153
ISNAD AKINCI, Hüseyin Ozan vd. "A Misdiagnosed Tonsillolith Appears as a Radiopaque Lesion Related to an Impacted Third Molar in the Mandible". Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi 24/3 (2018), 253-256. https://doi.org/10.5336/dentalsci.2017-58153