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Table 1 Clinical oral signs and their grading

From: Candida concentrations determined following concentrated oral rinse culture reflect clinical oral signs

 

Grade

Signs

0

1

2

3

Glossalgia

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Taste disorder

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Dry mouth

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Redness of oral mucosa

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Redness of the tongue

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Coated tongue

Negative

Slight

Moderate

Severe

Angular cheilitis

Negative

Unilateral

Bilateral

 

Ulceration

Negative

Single

Multiple

 

Residual root

Negative

Single

Multiple

 

Denture

Negative

Unilateral

Bilateral