Tonsil Stones Pictures

We have included a few tonsil stones pictures for your to look at. Until recently very few doctors, let alone people knew what tonsilliths were. Most just brushed it off as bits of food that became lodged in the tonsil crypts.

These photos will help yout to identify tonsil stones should you have any.

 As you can see from the picture on the left, at the tip of the arrow is quite a large tonsillolith that has formed towards the back of the throat.

These can result in quite bad breath in 75% of sufferers and can be quite difficult to dislodge for those who are adventurous enough to try water pics or cotton buds.

There is a variety of treatment options available to assist in eliminating the condition permanently.

Large Tonsillith

This image is of a stone next to a ruler.As you can see it is quite big.

Although tonsilliths are relatively small normally, they do get quite big at times and can cause discomfort and a metallic taste in the mouth.

Irregular Shaped Tonsil Stone

Tonsilloliths can come in various shapes and sizes.

When bacteria,mucous and food combine and the calcification process takes place the stones can be yellowish or white in color and irregularly shaped.

If you were thinking that the stones may be leftover food stuck on your tonsils, these tonsil stones pictures will help to identify then in future.