Ice cube stimulation helps to improve dysgeusia

Ice cube stimulation helps to improve dysgeusia

Dysgeusia causes a decrease in appetite, and it is one of the major factors in undernutrition. Dysgeusia is elicited by numerous causes, and in many cases it is still difficult to treat the various symptoms complained of by patients. We herein report a case in which dysgeusia was improved by transie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Odontology 2010-02, Vol.98 (1), p.82-84
Hauptverfasser: Fujiyama, Rie, Ishitobi, Shingo, Honda, Keiko, Okada, Yukio, Oi, Kumiko, Toda, Kazuo
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Sprache:eng
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Aged, 80 and over
Case Report
Cryotherapy - methods
Dentistry
Dysgeusia - physiopathology
Dysgeusia - therapy
Female
Humans
Medical disorders
Medicine
Mouth
Nutrition
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pathology
Recovery of Function
Regional Blood Flow
Taste
Taste Threshold - physiology
Tongue - blood supply
Tongue - physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Dysgeusia causes a decrease in appetite, and it is one of the major factors in undernutrition. Dysgeusia is elicited by numerous causes, and in many cases it is still difficult to treat the various symptoms complained of by patients. We herein report a case in which dysgeusia was improved by transient cooling of the mouth.
ISSN:1618-1247
1618-1255
DOI:10.1007/s10266-009-0110-y