Measurement properties of oral health assessments for non-dental healthcare professionals in older people: a systematic review

Table 6 Items which are assessed by the different oral health assessments

	ROAG^a	MDS^b	OHAT^b/c	THROAT^a	DHR	MPS	BOHSE^d	OAS
1. Mucosa membrane	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Color/Rash	X	X	X	X		X	X
Moistness	X		X	X			X
Swelling/glazing/granulations/Hyperplasia	X		X	X		X	X
Bleeding	X		X	X		X	X
Ulcers / Spots (under dentures)	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
2. Gums	X	X	X	X			X
Color	X		X	X			X
Moistness			X	X
Swelling/glazing	X		X	X			X
Bleeding	X		X	X			X
Firmness	X						X
Inflammation		X		X
Ulceration/spots			X	X			X
Loose teeth							X
3. Teeth	X	X	X				X
Decay/Cariës/Broken teeth	X	X	X				X
Number of teeth			X				X
Tooth erosion/wear			X
4. Dentures	X	X	X				X	X
Broken parts	X		X				X
Does the individual wear the dentures		X	X				X
Fit of dentures/need for adhesive			X					X
Label on dentures			X
Functionality								X
5. Lips	X		X	X			X
Color	X		X	X			X
Surface structure/Candida infection	X		X	X			X
Moistness	X		X	X			X
Ulceration	X		X	X			X
Bleeding	X		X	X			X
Swelling			X
6. Tongue	X		X	X			X	X
Color	X		X	X			X
Surface structure	X		X	X			X
Moistness	X		X	X			X
Ulceration/coating	X		X	X			X	X
Swelling	X		X
Bleeding				X
7. Saliva	X		X	X			X	X
Measured as friction/adherence of mouth mirror at buccal mucosa	X
Amount/structure of saliva			X	X			X	X
Involvement of tissues			X				X	X
Experience of individual			X
8. Palate				X			X
Color				X			X
Surface structure				X			X
Moistness				X			X
Ulceration				X			X
Swelling							X
Inflammation/bleeding				X			X
9. Floor of mouth				X			X
Color				X			X
Surface structure				X			X
Moistness				X			X
Ulceration/coating				X			X
Swelling							X
Inflammation/bleeding				X			X
10. Oral hygine (debris and plaque)	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
11. Referral to a dental professional	X		X
12. Smell			X	X				X
13. Pairs in chewing position (amount)							X	X
14. Pain (physical signs and verbal signs)			X
15. Voice (deep, rasping or painful)	X
16. Ability to swallow (pain/inability to swallow)	X
17. Functionality (mouth opening, tong thrusting)								X
18. Lymph nodes (enlargement and tenderness)							X

a) The ROAG and THROAT assess the items “Teeth and Dentures”’, however, they actually look at plaque/debris and oral hygiene in this item. Therefore, we labeled these items as “Oral Hygiene”. b)The MDS and OHAT combine the items “Gums and Mucosa membrane” into one item. c) The OHAT does not have a separate item for smell. They included it in the item “Oral Hygiene”. d) The BOHSE combines the items “Mucosa Membrane”, “Floor of mouth” and “Palate” into one item.

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