Taste after reduction of the tongue in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Kensuke Matsune; Katsumi Miyoshi; Rika Kosaki; Hirofumi Ohashi; Takahide Maeda

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.03.015

Taste after reduction of the tongue in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Feb;44(1):49-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.03.015.

Authors

Kensuke Matsune¹, Katsumi Miyoshi, Rika Kosaki, Hirofumi Ohashi, Takahide Maeda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, 2-870-1 Sakaecho-Nishi, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 15896892
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.03.015

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / surgery*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glossectomy*
Humans
Macroglossia / surgery
Male
Sensory Thresholds / physiology
Taste / physiology*