Randomized testing of taste discrimination in a case of congenital aglossia

Aims: Isolated Congenital Aglossia (ICA) is a rare syndrome where an individual is born without a tongue. A few anecdotal reports have identified taste as a sensation experienced by the person with congenital aglossia (PWCA). To date no systematic investigations have been reported. This study aimed...

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Main Authors: Betty L. McMicken, Andrew Kunihiro, Long Wang, Frederico Salles, Patrícia Costa Bezerra, Kelly Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426814000359