KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 104 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been prescribed the salt-free diet. What changes to the salt taste sensitivity threshold should be expected?
- A. Decrease
- B. No changes
- C. Little change
- D. Increase followed by a decrease
- E. Increase
Hint
Consider how taste receptors adapt when they are deprived of a stimulus for a long time, and how a threshold relates to sensitivity.
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