Table 3 Combined parameters
From: Oral health assessment in institutionalized elderly: a scoping review
Assessment name | Number of unique studies | Studies | Description of assessment | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OHAT | 8 | Oral Health Assessment Tool Eight categories (lips, tongue, gums and tissues, saliva, natural teeth, dentures, oral cleanliness and dental pain) scored as 0 – healthy, 1 – changes or 2 – unhealthy | Yes [114] | |
ROAG(J) | 5 | Revised Oral Assessment Guide – Jonkoping Evaluation oral health by assessing the condition of voice, lips, oral mucosa, tongue, gums teeth, saliva, swallowing, protheses/implants (grades 0–3) | ROAG: yes [117] | |
ADS | 1 | [118] | Asymptotic Dental Score – sum of oral pathologies: dental caries or one edentulous jaw (grades 0–3), gingivitis (grades 0–1), root remnants (grades 0–2), number of teeth with pockets (grades 0–3). Low ADS 0–2, moderate ADS 3–4 and high ADS 5–9 | No |
Oral health examination instrument | 1 | [109] | An instrument based on OHAT and Oral Health Module. Questions concerning lip health, breath odour, saliva appearance, natural teeth count, gingival inflammation, toot hand jaw pain, presence of dentures, denture fit and hygiene, mucosal status and oral health abnormalities | No |
RAI MDS | 3 | Resident Assessment Instrument – Minimum Data Set. Oral health problems concerning chewing, swallowing, pain, debris, dentures, teeth lost, broken teeth, inflamed gums, daily oral health care | Inconclusive [121] | |
BOHSE | 1 | [122] | Brief Oral Health Status Examination: 10 items reflecting the status of oral health (lips, tongue, tissue inside cheek, floor, roof of the mouth, gums between teeth, saliva, condition of natural teeth, condition of artificial teeth, occluding pairs, oral cleanliness), rated on 3-point scale | Yes [123] |