Table 5.

Percentage of how frequently each item of the Clinical Oral Dryness Score (CODS) was identified (N = 319)

	CODS % yes
CODS 1 (mirror sticks to buccal mucosa)	78.9%
CODS 2 (mirror sticks to tongue)	48.7%
CODS 3 (tongue lobulated/fissured)	19.2%
CODS 4 (tongue shows loss of papillae)	24.8%
CODS 5 (frothy saliva)	61.8%
CODS 6 (no saliva pooling in floor of mouth)	19.2%
CODS 7 (glassy appearance of other oral mucosa especially palate)	47.4%
CODS 8 (debris on palate)	2.5%
CODS 9 (altered/smooth gingival architecture)	21.6%
CODS 10 (active or recently restored cervical caries)	36.4%