Kontaktendoskopische Quantifizierung der fungiformen Papillen - Korrelation zum Schmeckvermögen?

Abstract

The contact endoscopy allows the evaluation of the epithelium in the oral cavity. It is a nondestructive method and is additionally easy to handle, but the evaluation of the observed epithelia needs interdisciplinary co-operation with pathologists. No relevant informations are supplied in diagnostics of taste disorders.