what are the whites spots in the throat called
Also related to the tonsils is a condition called tonsilloliths, which is commonly called tonsil stones and they look like white spots on the back of the throat. Tonsil stones are actually white formations on your tonsils at the back of your throat. Tonsilloliths form when âdebrisâ like bacteria, mucus, food and dead skin cells get trapped in and around your tonsils. In time they calcify, causing them to look like small white spots on your tonsils.