Tonsil stones form when bacteria collects in the tonsillar crypts (folds in the tonsils). They are more common in adults than children and may range from barely visible to pea-size. If you find ...

The presence of crypts (crack-like pockets) in the tonsils can make it easier for stones to form. Tonsillar crypts may occur ...

The human palatine tonsils have surface and crypt stratified epithelium and may be initiated via the epithelium to mount immune responses to various presenting antigens. Here we investigated the ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1914), pp. 144-158 (15 pages) Actinomyces-like granules are commonly found in the crypts of tonsils. They are in no way related to true ...