Table 2.

Oral morbidities graded by scale from 0 to 10; 0=‘not present’ to 10=‘as bad as you can imagine’.

Oral morbidity	MDASI-HN items*	Mean ± SD (symptoms severity R% reporting item score ≥ 5)
Xerostomia	Your dry mouth at its worst?	3.92 ± 2.88 (39%)
Mucus build up	Your problems with mucus in your mouth and throat at its worst?	2.41 ± 2.79 (22%)
Mouth sores	Your mouth/throat sores at its worst?	0.56 ± 1.44 (3%)
Dental problems	Your problem with teeth or gums at its worst?	1.59 ± 2.57 (14%)

^*Patients were asked to grade symptoms severity at a scale of 0–10.