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  2. Tonsillar crypts - Wikipedia

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    However, the tonsillar crypts often provide such an inviting environment to bacteria that bacterial colonies may form solidified "plugs" or "stones" within the crypts. In particular, sufferers of chronic sinusitis or post-nasal drip frequently suffer from these overgrowths of bacteria in the tonsillar crypts.

  3. Tonsil stones - Wikipedia

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    Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal tonsils. They are also known to form in the throat and on the roof of the mouth. Tonsils are filled with crevices where bacteria and other materials, including dead cells and mucus, can become trapped.

  4. What are tonsil stones? Here's why they may be the cause of ...

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    “Within the crypts, bacteria, food and skin slough off the tonsil can get trapped,” Klenoff explains. “As the bacteria start to multiply, they form a cheesy, yellow ball within the crypt ...

  5. Lingual tonsils - Wikipedia

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    Lingual tonsils are covered externally by stratified squamous epithelium (nonkeratinized) that invaginates inward forming tonsillar crypts. Beneath the epithelium is a layer of lymphoid nodules containing lymphocytes. Mucous glands located at the root of the tongue are drained through several ducts into the crypts of the lingual tonsils.

  6. Trichomonas tenax - Wikipedia

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    T. tenax trophozoites survive in the body as mouth scavengers that feed primarily on local microorganisms located between the teeth, tonsillar crypts, pyorrheal pockets, and the gingival margin around the gums. T. tenax trophozoites multiply by longitudinal binary fission. These trophozoites are unable to survive the digestive process.

  7. Actinomyces bovis - Wikipedia

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    A. bovis has been isolated from tonsillar crypts, infected teeth, and dental scum of normal mouths from human and animal patients. [13] [14] Several researchers were then able to conclude that the bacteria are part of the normal flora of the mouth, making the mouth a source of disease. The number and virulence of bacterial particles involved in ...

  8. 9 Foods That Smell Awful but Taste Amazing - AOL

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    Kimchi's strong smell comes from sulfur compounds released during fermentation, produced by lactic acid bacteria breaking down vegetable sugars. brebca/istockphoto. 5. Truffle Oil.

  9. Palatine tonsil - Wikipedia

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    The palatine tonsils are located in the isthmus of the fauces, between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch of the soft palate.. The palatine tonsil is one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites.