Comparison of Taste Threshold in Smokers and Non-Smokers Using Electrogustometry and Fungiform Papillae Count: A Case Control Study
| Autor: | Jaishankar Homberhalli Puttabuddi, Vijaya Kumara Ambaldhage, Syed Ahmed Raheel, Veena S Narayanan, Rachita Chengappa, Asim Mustafa Khan, Purnachandrarao Naik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Taste
Clinical Biochemistry Physiology Dentistry red cell distribution width transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation lcsh:Medicine 050105 experimental psychology smoking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Tongue Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Taste Threshold fungiform papillae Lingual papilla metallic taste integumentary system business.industry Electrogustometry 05 social sciences lcsh:R Case-control study Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation Red blood cell distribution width General Medicine Dentistry Section respiratory tract diseases medicine.anatomical_structure taste threshold behavior and behavior mechanisms business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp ZC101-ZC105 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X |
| Popis: | Introduction Smoking in long term is not only responsible for cancerous changes but is also one of the reasons of altered taste sensation in smokers. These taste changes are hypothesized to be due to reduction in density of fungiform papillae on the dorsum of the tongue. Aim The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between fungiform papillae count, blood Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and electrogustometric thresholds in smokers and non-smokers. Materials and methods Fungiform papillae count was assessed using digital photography and imaging software while electrogustometric thresholds were assessed using modified Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) machine in 30 smokers and 30 non-smokers. The subjects also underwent RDW evaluation. The data collected was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results Fungiform papillae counts in smokers were less than those of non-smokers and an inverse relationship was detected between smoking and fungiform papillae count. Electrogustometric thresholds were more in smokers than non-smokers and showed direct relationship with smoking. RDW was significantly more in smokers compared to non-smokers. An inverse relationship was observed between fungiform papillae count and RDW. Conclusion Our results suggest that smokers have a high taste threshold because of decrease in the number of fungiform papillae on the tongue and RDW values do show an inverse relationship with fungiform papillae density which depicts subclinical nutritional deficiency bringing atrophic changes in tongue. |
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