Taste Disorders - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and oral complications]

30 May 2009 New haematopoietic stem cell transplantation procedures make the treatment available to patients who previously did not qualify, such as the elderly. In addition, the spectrum of oral complications associated with haematopoietic stem cell ... Read more...

Self-care strategies to cope with taste changes after chemotherapy.

27 Feb 2009 PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe factors related to taste changes, to examine patients' use of a self-care suggestion sheet to manage taste changes associated with chemotherapy, and to identify potentially useful strategies for managing specific ... Read more...

Evaluation of efficacy of estrogen and phytotherapy in oral cavity alterations of women in menopause.

30 Jan 2009 AIM: Hypo-estrogenism during menopause is the cause of numerous disturbances affecting various structures such as the oral cavity which can present with the following symptoms: changes in salivary secretion, gingivitis, bleeding and altered taste ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Taste Disorders - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and oral complications] 30 May 2009
• Self-care strategies to cope with taste changes after chemotherapy. 27 Feb 2009
• Evaluation of efficacy of estrogen and phytotherapy in oral cavity alterations of women in menopause. 30 Jan 2009
• The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on quality of life in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. 9 Feb 2008
• Does zinc sulfate prevent therapy-induced taste alterations in head and neck cancer patients? Results of phase III double-blind, placebo-controlled trial from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (N01C4). 30 Mar 2007
• Chemosensory declines in older adults with HIV: identifying interventions. 29 Jun 2006
• Taste and smell abnormalities as an independent cause of failure of food intake in patients with advanced cancer--an argument for the application of sensory science. 30 Dec 2005
• [Food and cancer: psychological dimension] 29 Nov 2005
• Aspects of taste and compliance in patients with cancer. 30 Dec 2004
• The pilot trial of the prevention of the increase in electrical taste thresholds by zinc containing fluid infusion during chemotherapy to treat primary lung cancer. 29 Nov 2003
• Effect of different probiotic preparations on anti-helicobacter pylori therapy-related side effects: a parallel group, triple blind, placebo-controlled study. 30 Oct 2002
• What can I do to improve my declining sense of taste? 30 Mar 2001
• Effect of Lactobacillus GG supplementation on antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal side effects during Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: a pilot study. 30 Dec 2000
• Symptoms and their impact on nutrition. 29 Apr 2000
• A randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effects of zinc sulfate on cancer patients with taste alterations caused by head and neck irradiation. 13 May 1998
• Overcoming altered taste sensation in complete denture wearers. 30 Mar 1997
• Changes in taste associated with intravenous administration of pentamidine. 30 Dec 1994
• Preventing bacterial colonization associated with two types of implant abutments. 30 Oct 1993
• Cisplatin-induced conditioned taste aversion: attenuation by dexamethasone but not zacopride or GR38032F. 4 Aug 1992
• Understanding taste changes. 29 Apr 1984

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Technical information about 'Taste Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by an alteration in gustatory function or perception. Taste disorders are frequently associated with OLFACTION DISORDERS. Additional potential etiologies include METABOLIC DISEASES; DRUG TOXICITY; and taste pathway disorders (e.g., TASTE BUD diseases; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; and BRAIN STEM diseases).

Descriptor UI: D013651

Alternative terms: Taste Disorders; Taste Disorder; Taste Disorder, Posterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Primary; Primary Taste Disorder; Primary Taste Disorders; Taste Disorders, Primary; Taste Disorder, Primary, Bitter; Taste, Metallic; Metallic Taste; Metallic Tastes; Tastes, Metallic; Taste Disorder, Primary, Sweet; Taste Disorder, Secondary; Secondary Taste Disorder; Secondary Taste Disorders; Taste Disorders, Secondary; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Bitter; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Salt; Taste Disorder, Secondary, Sweet; Taste Disorder, Anterior Tongue; Taste Disorder, Primary, Salt;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.751.861; C23.888.592.763.861;

History Note: 1973(1971)