For this study, they used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 1973-2006 registry system to examine changes in survival rates among patients with base of tongue, tonsil, ...

You might think they’re unnecessary, because so many people have had their tonsils removed—but tonsils actually serve an important role in your immune system.

According to a new study led by UB orthodontic researcher Thikriat Al-Jewair, oversized tonsils and tongues place people at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing ...

Removing tonsil stones with an oral irrigator Tonsil stones are small, whitish chunks most often caused by poor oral hygiene. In some cases, they can be the size of a pebble or even larger. Many ...

Tonsil stones are a different animal entirely, but if you’ve been trying in vain to clamp down on your horrible breath, you might be suffering from one of these annoying little guys.

When the human papillomavirus (HPV) is found in cancer tumors of the tonsil and base of the tongue, patients are more likely to survive following treatment, according to a study in the British Journal ...

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Participants then were screened for potential risk factors of OSA, such as weight, neck circumference, blood pressure and size of the tongue, tonsils and uvula — the tissue that hangs in the back of ...