A study of gustatory and olfactory function in patients with craniofacial anomalies.
Olfactory and gustatory function can be reiably studied in patients with craniofacial anomalies over the age of 7 years. In our unoperated patients with orbital hypertelorism or craniofacial dysostosis, preoperative evaluation of the olfactory and gustatory functions showed normal values. The same techniques were employed to study any changes in these modalities following reconstructive craniofacial surgery, and the results are presented.
D002648:Child; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008865:Microstomia / Q000503:physiopathology; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D012903:Smell; D013649:Taste; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology