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Clinical Study

The Prevalence of Tonsilloliths and Other Soft Tissue Calcifications in Patients Attending Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Clinic of the University of Iowa

Frequency distribution of sex, imaging modalities, radiographic appearance, location, side of jaw, ghost images, and size of tonsiliths.


	Frequency ()	Percent (%)

Sex
Male	53	42.74
Female	71	57.26
Total	124	100.00
Imaging modalities
Plain film	124	100.00
Digital images	None	0.00
Total	124	100.00
Radiographic appearance of tonsiliths
Single, welldefined	35	28.23
Single, illdefined	3	2.42
Multiple, welldefined	78	62.90
Multiple, ill-defined	8	6.45
Total	124	100.00
Location of tonsiliths
Upper 1/3 of mandibular ramus	0	0.00
Middle 1/3 of mandibular ramus	8	6.45
Lower 1/3 of mandibular ramus	116	93.55
Total	124	100.00
Side of jaw
Unilateral left	41	33.06
Unilateral right	50	40.32
Bilateral	33	26.62
Total	124	100.00
Ghost images
Present	8	6.45
Not present	116	93.55
Total	124	100.00
Size of tonsiliths (mm)
	69	55.65
	24	19.35
	17	13.71
	10	8.06
	1	0.81
	1	0.81
	1	0.81
11	1	0.81
Total	124	100.00