Short-Term Evaluation of Gustatory Changes After Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molar-A Prospective Randomized Control Trial

In their extensive patient analysis of 4 different taste sensations, the authors found that suprathreshold taste changes do occur after surgical removal of an impacted mandibular third molar, with a high difficulty index score indicating the highest prevalence for altered taste sensations for distoangular and vertical impactions.