Table 2. Frequency responses on individual items and domains of the OHIP-14.
| OHIP-14 items | 0=Never | 1=Hardly ever | 2=Occa-sionally | 3=Fairly often | 4=Very often | Any problem | OHIP-14 domains (scores >0) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | N (%) | ||
| Trouble pronouncing words | 77.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 22.9 | Functional limitations | 250 (39.5) |
| Worsened sense of taste | 65.2 | 11.4 | 22.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 34.8 | ||
| Painful aching in mouth | 58.3 | 12.6 | 26.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 41.7 | Physical pain | 327 (51.7) |
| Uncomfortable to eat food | 53.7 | 12.6 | 28.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 46.3 | ||
| Been self-conscious | 44.1 | 14.5 | 28.9 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 55.9 | Psychological discomfort | 381 (60.2) |
| Felt tense | 64.1 | 8.1 | 24.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 35.9 | ||
| Unsatisfactory diet | 65.2 | 9.8 | 21.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 34.8 | Physical disability | 259 (40.9) |
| Interrupting meals | 64.6 | 13.9 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 35.4 | ||
| Difficulty relaxing | 70.5 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 29.5 | Psychological disability | 251 (39.7) |
| Embarrassed | 62.9 | 12.0 | 22.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 37.1 | ||
| Irritable with other people | 77.9 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 22.1 | Social disability | 183 (28.9) |
| Difficulty doing usual jobs | 74.9 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 25.1 | ||
| Life is less satisfying | 77.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 22.6 | Handicap | 163 (25.8) |
| Unable to function | 79.8 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 20.2 | ||
| One or more items | 32.7 | OHIP-14 score | 426 (67.3) | |||||