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O E Beder

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PubMed1983

Palatal receptor contribution to and effects of palatal alteration on taste acuity thresholds.

To determine the contribution of the soft palate to the overall taste mechanism and the effects of palatal compromise (surgery, cleft palate, and trauma), four taste solutions representing sweet, salty, sour, and bitter were applied to the apex and base of the tongue and to the soft palate of 12 subjects in each of the control and palatally compromised groups. Each group was tested on two different occasions with the sessions 2 weeks apart and one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Results indicate that the soft palate contributes to bitter and salty sensations to a greater degree than the other two sensations. Of these two, bitter is the more acutely experienced. Patients with compromised palates revealed higher taste acuity thresholds than the normal control group, particularly with bitter solutions. Taste acuity thresholds increased with age.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

A stomal appliance for provisional ileostomy in neonates of low weight at birth who require temporary ileostomy.

In the surgical treatment of infants of low weight at birth for various congenital or acquired intestinal defects, it occasionally becomes necessary to divert intestinal contents by temporary ileostomy. There are no commercially available stomal appliances that are suitable for patients of this size. A rapid and easy method of constructing such an appliance is presented. The appliance protects peristomal skin, reduces nursing skin care time, and provides an easy and efficient method of collecting and measuring stomal affluent.

Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous↗