CT scan of<unk> loliths Diagnosis is usually made upon inspection.<unk> loliths are difficult to diagnose in the absence of clear manifestations, and often constitute casual findings of routine radiological studies. Classification<unk> loliths or<unk>  are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal<unk> s. They are also known to form in the throat and on the roof of the mouth.<unk> s are filled with crevices where bacteria and other materials, including dead cells and mucus, can become trapped. When this occurs, the debris can become concentrated in white formations that occur in the pockets.<unk> loliths are formed when this trapped debris accumulates and are expressed from the<unk> . They are generally soft, sometimes rubbery. This tends to occur most often in people who suffer from chronic inflammation in their<unk> s or repeated bouts of<unk> litis. They are often associated with post-nasal drip. Giant Much rarer than the typical<unk>  are giant<unk> loliths. Giant<unk> loliths may often be mistaken for other oral maladies, including peritonsillar abscess, and tumours of the<unk> . Differential diagnosis Imaging diagnostic techniques can identify a radiopaque mass that may be mistaken for foreign bodies, displaced teeth or calcified blood vessels. CT scan may reveal nonspecific calcified images in the<unk> lar zone. The differential diagnosis must be established with acute and chronic<unk> litis,<unk> lar hypertrophy, peritonsillar abscesses, foreign bodies, phlebolites, ectopic bone or cartilage, lymph nodes, granulomatous lesions or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament in the context of Eagle syndrome (elongated styloid process). Differential diagnosis of<unk> loliths includes foreign body, calcified granuloma, malignancy, an enlarged temporal styloid process or rarely, isolated bone which is usually derived from embryonic rests originating from the branchial arches.
Tonsil stones
Syphilis
Liver spot
Granuloma
Laryngeal cyst
Fungal infection
Retropharyngeal abscess
Rhinolith