Table 2. Objective institutional scoring system.

S. no.	Parameter	Score
1	Ability to retain oral fluids and foods	0	1	2	3	4
2	Ability to chew food on ipsilateral side	0	1	2	3	4
3	Smile and aesthesis of neo-commissure	0	1	2	3	4
Parameter	Score
Ability to retain oral fluids and foods	0	No continence
	1	Some retention of only solid food
	2	Good retention of only solid food
	3	Good retention of solid food and fluids with occasional spill
	4	Excellent retention of solids and fluids
Parameter	Score
Ability to chew food on ipsilateral side	0	Poor formation of vestibule. Chewing food not possible on ipsilateral side
	1	Good vestibule with poor sulcus. Poor ability to chew and stasis of food
	2	Good vestibule and sulcus with chewing moderately possible without retention
	3	Anatomically normal vestibule and sulcus with chewing moderately possible with mild retention
	4	Anatomically normal vestibule and sulcus with chewing moderately possible with no retention
Parameter	Score
Smile and aesthesis of neo-commissure	0	Asymmetrical smile. Commissure rounded and blunted
	1	Poor commissure. Poor animation
	2	Good commissure but with asymmetry and asymmetrical smile
	3	Good commissure but with mild asymmetry and mild asymmetrical smile
	4	Anatomically normal-looking commissure with good animation and symmetrical smile