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. 2022 Oct 9;55(3):234–243. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1744454

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