Publications by authors named "Junichi Karaki"
Objective: The degree of atrophy of the lingual papillae in elderly individuals was evaluated using a quantitative method.
Subjects And Methods: One hundred and eighty-two subjects living in nursing homes and 20 healthy adults as controls were studied. To express the degree of atrophy of the lingual papillae quantitatively, lingual surface roughness was determined by taking an impression with silicone dental material.