White Spots on Tonsils – What Are They?
White spots on tonsils can be what are also known as tonsilloliths or tonsil stones. Another term for this condition is cryptic tonsils, as these “stones” take root in tonsil crypts, which are divots or pockets in the tonsils’ surface. So what are these things? This has actually been the subject of very recent research, and only just fairly recently has there been any real concrete facts made widely known about these. They are actually packets of mucus covered food particles which have become lodged into these divots, and much like how an oyster secretes a substance around a grain of sand to make a pearl, mucus is then secreted around these food particles which then somewhat solidifies around them. It is then that these appear as white spots on tonsils and can become uncomfortable. Unfortunately, until this recent research has revealed the facts, and even presently, these have been often misdiagnosed as something similar which antibiotics are given for as a treatment. When these fail,
