Gustatory function after third molar extraction

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-428

  Shafer, David M ^a   Frank, Marion E ^a,b,c   Gent, Janneane F ^b   Fischer, Mark E ^a  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b Taste and Smell Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE BLOCK; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE DISORDER; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CITRIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUININE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TASTE DISORDERS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 0033111298     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70240-4     Document Type: Article

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