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The absence of standardized methods to assess oral somatosensory perception has led to a lack of consensus regarding the relationship between taste and trigeminal sensations. While some studies reported lower trigeminal perception in taste disorders, others did not confirm this correlation. To analyze somatosensation in quantitative and qualitative taste problems, 28 patients (21 females, mean age 59.2 yr) with taste disturbance and 32 participants (20 females, mean age 42.3 yr) with normogeusia identified 3D shapes and letters, sized from 2 to 18\u00a0mm, with the anterior part of their tongue, in a threshold test. Additionally, participants rated the intensity of increasing amounts of chili. Gustatory and olfactory functions were also tested. Analyses revealed that patients with taste dysfunction had significantly higher thresholds for lingual tactile sensitivity compared to controls (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.001). 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