Age differences in orofacial sensory thresholds

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1102-1105

  Heft, M W ^a   Robinson, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; taste; temperature; thresholds; touch

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HEAT; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE ACUITY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TONGUE; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHIN; CITRIC ACID; COLD TEMPERATURE; FACE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TASTE THRESHOLD; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TONGUE; TOUCH; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049435310     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375287     Document Type: Article

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