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Table 2 Lingual Tonsil Grading Scale used by Sung et al. [1]

From: Factors associated with lingual tonsil hypertrophy in Canadian adults

Grade

Description

0

No lingual tonsil tissue

1

Spotted lingual tonsil tissue

Base of tongue vasculature visible

2

Base of tongue vasculature obscured

Vallecula visible

3

Vallecula obscured

4

Epiglottis obscured