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Table 1 Hirose's conversational function evaluation criteria

From: Evaluation and comparison of oral function after resection of cancer of the upper gingiva in patients who underwent reconstruction surgery versus those treated with a prosthesis

 

(A)family

(B)other people

1. Can understand well

5 points

5 points

2. Sometimes does not know

4 points

4 points

3. Can understand if he/she knows a topics

3 points

3 points

4. Can sometimes understand

2 points

2 points

5. Can not understand at all

1 point

1 point

A + B

Excellent: 10–8 points can talk everyday, talk on new topics

MODERATE: 7–5 points conversation is possible if the topic is limited

Poor: ≤ 4 social language life is difficult

  1. Hajime Hirose, Guideline of Head and Neck Cancer. Japan Society for Head and Neck Cancer, 3rd edition, 169, 2018