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Assessment of Midline Lingual Point-Pressure Somatosensation Using Von Frey Hair Monofilaments

Assessment of Midline Lingual Point-Pressure Somatosensation Using Von Frey Hair Monofilaments

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February 21, 2020

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10.3791/60656-v

DOI:
10.3791/60656-v

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06:31 min
February 21, 2020

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1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development,The Pennsylvania State University, 2Sensory Evaluation Center,The Pennsylvania State University, 3Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences,The Pennsylvania State University

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This work describes a standard method to assess tactile sensation at the midline of the tongue tip. Using Von Frey Hair (VFH) monofilaments, this protocol provides estimates of detection and discrimination threshold estimates for oral point pressure (OPP).

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Etter, N. M., Breen, S. P., Alcala, M. I. M., Ziegler, G. R., Hayes, J. E. Assessment of Midline Lingual Point-Pressure Somatosensation Using Von Frey Hair Monofilaments. J. Vis. Exp. (156), e60656, doi:10.3791/60656 (2020).

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