Taste after reduction of the tongue in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
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.
Matsune
Kensuke
K
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, 2-870-1 Sakaecho-Nishi, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan. ken@mascat.nihon-u.ac.jp
Miyoshi
Katsumi
K
Kosaki
Rika
R
Ohashi
Hirofumi
H
Maeda
Takahide
T
D000293:Adolescent; D001506:Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*