Table 2 Subjective parameters
From: Oral health assessment in institutionalized elderly: a scoping review
Assessment | Number of unique studies | Studies | Description of assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
Dry mouth | 5 | ||
(Summated) Xerostomia Inventory ((S)XI) | 2 | Eleven or 5 items are scored by the patient, grades 1–3 (my mouth feels dry, difficulty eating dry foods, difficulty swallowing foods, lips feel dry) | |
Xerostomic VAS | 1 | [86] | Visual Analogue Scale to quantify dry mouth, ranges 0–10 |
Dry mouth symptoms and oral motor function | 1 | [105] | Likert scales to rate dry mouth and motor function |
Dry mouth scale | 1 | [94] | Four questions on dry mouth, answered yes or no |
Oral health | 13 | ||
Oral symptoms | 1 | [78] | Chewing and swallowing problems, dry mouth |
Assessment of oral health | 1 | [108] | Standardized questionnaire on problems with eating, chewing and xerostomia |
Oral function scale and oral problems self-report and oral hygiene | 1 | [94] | Degree of satisfaction with oral functioning, rated 1–5, and questionnaires regarding oral problems and oral hygiene |
Oral symptoms questionnaire | 1 | [57] | Oral symptoms: sensitive teeth, toothache, broken teeth, missing teeth, bleeding gums, dry mouth, burning mouth, dry lips |
Oral conditions | 1 | [88] | Questions concerning: pain in the mouth, bleeding gums, tooth mobility, bad breath, burning mucosa, excess saliva, or dryness, swallowing difficulties, pain in the temporomandibular joint |
Oral health | 2 | Questionnaire on subjective oral health conditions: teeth problems, gum problems, opinion on oral status | |
OHIP and/or GOHAI | 7 | OHIP: Oral Health Impact Profile: a 14-items questionnaire to measure self-reported functional limitation, discomfort and disability to oral conditions GOHAI: Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index: a 12-items questionnaire to evaluate self-perceived oral health | |
Dental visit checklist | 1 | [97] | Checklist including number of dental visits in the last 2 years and reason of last dental visit |
Oral pain | 5 | ||
Presence of oral pain in the last 4 weeks | 1 | [49] | Presence of oral pain |
Orofacial-pain scale for non-verbal individuals | 1 | [40] | Orofacial-pain scale for non-verbal individuals |
Tooth/ jaw pain | 1 | [109] | Presence of tooth or jaw pain |
Oral pain | 1 | [46] | Oral pain experienced in past year |
Dental complaints | 1 | [84] | Presence of dental complaints |
Masticatory function | 1 | ||
Masticatory difficulties (VAS 0–10) | 1 | [59] | Visual Analog Scale to measure masticatory difficulties |