title: [Methodological critical studies of taste using chemical stimuli].
abstract: Two methods of the chemical examination of taste were compared in view of its practicability. The "Three-Choice-Technique" is most profitable for the clinical use. It is carried out easily and quickly, and the results permit a sufficient and exact estimation of the taste sensitivity. The "Assorting-Technique" seems to be less useful. It provides lower thresholds, but the expense is higher. The Three-Choice-Technique, the special concentration sequences and the ascertained normal threshold for the four basic taste qualities enable a better registration of taste disturbances, at which side differences are of no consequence.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013652:Taste Threshold
vernacular_title: Methodenkritische Untersuchungen von Schmeckprüfungen mit chemischen Reizen.