3.3 Structural changes related to the fungiform papillae
In comparison to the findings of the healthy subjects, changes in both
structure and vascularization of fPap have been detected. It is
interesting that the parameters of fPap (vascularization and form) seem
to have in some patients a tendency to deteriorate after the end of the
treatment (in 2 males: from 3/D to 4/A and 4/B). Findings of both
measurements, as those of the healthy subjects are presented in Table 4.
As it can be appreciated in this Table, despite the remarkable
improvement in the EGM-thresholds in all six oral anatomic areas, the
changes in form and vascularization of fPap are not completely
synchronized.