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Ice cube stimulation helps to improve dysgeusia

Odontology volume 98, pages 82–84 (2010)Cite this article

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Dysgeusia causes a decrease in appetite, and it is one of the major factors in undernutrition. Dysgeusia is elicited by numerous causes, and in many cases it is still difficult to treat the various symptoms complained of by patients. We herein report a case in which dysgeusia was improved by transient cooling of the mouth.

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  1. Integrative Sensory Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan

    Rie Fujiyama, Yukio Okada & Kazuo Toda

  2. Special Care Dentistry, Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan

    Shingo Ishitobi & Keiko Honda

  3. Clinical Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    Kumiko Oi

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Fujiyama, R., Ishitobi, S., Honda, K. et al. Ice cube stimulation helps to improve dysgeusia. Odontology 98, 82–84 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10266-009-0110-y

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Key words

  • Dysgeusia
  • Cold stimulation
  • Taste receptors