Taste Disorders: A Review Goel Anchal1,*, Kumar Raghav2, Tyagi Ankur2, Kumar Abhishek3 1Postgraduate Student, Oral Medicine and Radiology, D. J. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Niwari Road, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201204, India 2Professor, Oral Pathology, D. J. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Niwari Road, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201204, India 3Postgraduate Student, Oral Pathology, D. J. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Niwari Road, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201204, India *Address for correspondence: Anchal Goel Email id: anchalgoeljain@gamil.com
Online published on 30 March, 2015. Abstract Taste or gustation has been long regarded as a major sense though it provides information about only a limited number of stimulus quantities that is sweet, salty, bitter and umami. However, its apparent simplicity and stability may be seen as speaking to its critical role as the gatekeeper of the body, protecting humans and other animals from consuming dangerous substances and encouraging consumption of nutritious ones. Thus when disruption occurs they have a substantial impact on nutriture and quality of life; therefore it should be treated at earliest as dental practitioners are often the first clinicians to be presented with complaints about changes in taste. Top Keywords Taste Disorder, Aguesia, Hypoguesia, Oral Practitioner, Saliva, Tongue, Gustation. Top |