title: Palatal sensitivity to touch: correlation with age.
abstract: In 100 persons whose ages ranged from 20 to 89 years, palatal sensitivity to touch (by air current) was measured. Sensitivity diminished progressively with age.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000502:physiology*; D014110:Touch