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A Giant Tonsillolith: A Case Report

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  1. C1-144, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India

    K. Radha Prabhu

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, A.J. Shetty Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, NH - 66, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India

    Deepak Pai

  3. Jayavarma Centre, Kudumal Ranga Rao Rd, Mallikatte, Kadri, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575002, India

    S. M. Sharma

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralkatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India

    K. Vandana Shenoy, K. Radha Prabhu, Deepak Pai & S. M. Sharma

  5. Thai Moogambigai Dental College & Hospital, Dr MGR Educational & Research Institute University, Chennai, India

    K. Vandana Shenoy

  6. Glden George Nagar, Muggapair East, Chennai, 600107, India

    K. Vandana Shenoy

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Shenoy, K.V., Prabhu, K.R., Pai, D. et al. A Giant Tonsillolith: A Case Report. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01395-y

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