Sweetness signals the nutritional value of food and may moreover be accompanied by a
sensory suppression that leads to higher pain tolerance. This effect is well documented in …

The taste of sucrose is commonly used to provide pain relief in newborn humans and is
innately analgesic to neonatal rodents. In adulthood, sucrose remains a strong motivator to …

The present study assessed food cravings in a cohort of 229 women who differed in smoking
history (ie, never smoker, former smoker, and current smoker) and body weight (ie, normal …

Objective: To determine whether lingual sucrose modifies the pain response to nasogastric
tube insertion in preterm infants. Design: Randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled …

Cough is among the most common symptoms with which people present for medical
attention, but evidence-based treatments remain limited. One issue compromising …

Background Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for delivering dental care; however,
injection of this local anesthetic is perceived as the most painful and distressing agent for …

Background Anaesthetic injections are an unpleasant experience for children in the dental
office. Oral intake of sweet substances by newborns has been shown to be effective in …

From the earliest investigations on the ontogeny of taste, children as a group typically like
sweet more than bitter. In this chapter, we summarize the biological basis of the sensitivity to …

Background Sweet taste administration before dental injections helps to control associated
pain in children. Aim To evaluate the efficacy of using a sugar‐free flavor on pain perception …

Соль и сахар традиционно являются компонентами ежедневного рациона питания как
у взрослых, так и у детей. Эти вкусовые добавки используются человеком на …