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

Babatunde Olamide Bamgbose; Axel Ruprecht; John Hellstein; Sherry Timmons; Fang Qian

doi:10.1155/2014/839635

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

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

Babatunde Olamide Bamgbose, Axel Ruprecht, John Hellstein, Sherry Timmons and Fang Qian

ISRN dentistry, Vol.2014, 839635

01/22/2014

DOI: 10.1155/2014/839635

PMCID: PMC3920671

PMID: 24587913

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Abstract

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of tonsiliths in patients attending the oral and maxillofacial radiology clinic of The University of Iowa and to determine if there is any correlation between the presence of tonsiliths and the presence of stones in other body tissues, ducts, or organs. Study Design. This was a two-part study. The first part was a prevalence study whereas the second was a matched pair case-control study. The matched pair case-control study commenced after the prevalence study was concluded. No new or unusual radiographs were made in this study. The study only reviewed radiographs that were made for clinical purposes. Results. A total of 1524 pantomographs were reviewed and 124 subjects (53 males and 71 females) aged 9 years and 2 months to 87 years (mean age 52.6 years) were included for data analysis. Thirty-eight subjects had single tonsiliths whereas 86 subjects had multiple tonsiliths. The prevalence of tonsiliths in the study population was 8.14%. A total of 20 subjects were included in the second part of the study, comprising 10 each for matched pair case-control groups. The observations did not indicate any correlation between the presence of tonsiliths and the presence of stones in other body tissues, ducts, or organs. Conclusion. The prevalence of tonsiliths in our study population was 8.14%. The observations in our study do not support any correlations between tonsiliths and calcifications in other body tissues, organs, or ducts.

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Title: Subtitle: The Prevalence of Tonsilloliths and Other Soft Tissue Calcifications in Patients Attending Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Clinic of the University of Iowa
Creators: Babatunde Olamide Bamgbose - Department of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Bayero University Kano Nigeria buk.edu.ng
Axel Ruprecht - Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics The University of IA Iowa City, IA USA uiowa.edu
John Hellstein - Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics The University of IA Iowa City, IA USA uiowa.edu
Sherry Timmons - Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics The University of IA Iowa City, IA USA uiowa.edu
Fang Qian - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA USA uiowa.edu
Contributors: S.-C Choi (Editor)
G Kulkarni (Editor)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: ISRN dentistry, Vol.2014, 839635
DOI: 10.1155/2014/839635
PMID: 24587913
PMCID: PMC3920671
NLM abbreviation: ISRN Dent
ISSN: 2090-4371
eISSN: 2090-438X
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Date published: 01/22/2014
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Radiology; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Dentistry Administration; Dental Research
Record Identifier: 9984065813902771

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