Genetic sensitivity to bitter taste of 6-n Propylthiouracil: A useful diagnostic aid to detect early childhood caries in pre-school children

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-105

  Pidamale, Raghavendra ^a   Sowmya, B ^a   Thomas, Ann ^a   Jose, Tony ^a  

^a AJ Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

6 n propylthiouracil; Early childhood caries; taste perception

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GENE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SWEETNESS; TAS2R38 GENE;

EID: 84862518265     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.96672     Document Type: Article

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