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. 2022 Oct 29;30(12):10233–10241. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07405-8

Table 3.

Evaluation of oral dryness in survivors of childhood MB/CNS-PNET, n = 46

SXI-D score
  Median (IQR) 6 (6–8)
  Mean ± SD (min–max) 6.8 ± 1.8 (5–13)
CODS score
  Median (IQR) 0 (0–0)
  Mean ± SD (min–max) 0.5 ± 1.1 (0–4)
Mirror friction test, n (%)
  No friction 41 (89)
  Friction 5 (11)
Use of medication with dry mouth as possible a side effect, n (%) 10 (21.7)
Use of medication with increased saliva as possible a side effect, n (%) 3 (6.5)

MB medulloblastoma, CNS-PNET central nervous system supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, SXI-D summated xerostomia inventory-Dutch version (scale range 5–15), CODS clinical oral dryness score index (scale range 0–10)