Taste after reduction of the tongue in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

We tested the sensitivity of taste after reduction of the tongue in four girls with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome. No patient had taste blindness, but the ability to detect salty and bitter tastes declined after reduction of the tongue.

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Published inBritish journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 49 - 51
Main Authors Matsune, Kensuke, Miyoshi, Katsumi, Kosaki, Rika, Ohashi, Hirofumi, Maeda, Takahide
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Londonc Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2006
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Bitter taste
Child
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glossectomy
Humans
Macroglossia
Macroglossia - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Salty taste
Sensory Thresholds - physiology
Taste - physiology
Taste disk
Taste disk
Salty taste
Macroglossia
Bitter taste
Human
Open reduction
Tongue
Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome
Stomatology
Congenital disease
Genetic disease
Case study
Treatment
Abdominal disease
Surgery
Oral cavity disease
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Summary:We tested the sensitivity of taste after reduction of the tongue in four girls with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome. No patient had taste blindness, but the ability to detect salty and bitter tastes declined after reduction of the tongue.
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ISSN:0266-4356
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DOI:10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.03.015