Table 3. Distribution of OHIP scale in patients with COVID-19 (n = 301).

Q	OHIP scale	COVID-19 Patients
		S	Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Repeatedly		Always
			n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
1.	Have you had trouble pronouncing any word?	A	174	57.8	47	15.6	67	22.3	11	3.7	2	0.7
		R	189	62.8	41	13.6	48	15.9	20	6.6	3	1.0
2.	Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened?	A	24	8.0	15	5.0	51	16.9	163	54.2	48	15.9
		R	22	7.3	9	3.0	49	16.3	176	58.5	45	15.0
3.	Have you had painful aching in your mouth?	A	186	61.8	54	17.9	37	12.3	14	4.7	10	3.3
		R	182	60.5	61	20.3	35	11.6	16	5.3	7	2.3
4.	Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods?	A	184	61.1	44	14.6	57	18.9	9	3.0	7	2.3
		R	183	60.8	49	16.3	50	16.6	17	5.6	2	0.7
5.	Have you been self-conscious?	A	140	46.5	42	14.0	74	24.6	21	7.0	24	8.0
		R	154	51.2	37	12.3	75	24.9	15	5.0	20	6.6
6.	Have you felt tense?	A	103	34.2	51	16.9	73	24.3	50	16.6	24	8.0
		R	110	36.5	65	21.6	89	29.6	26	8.6	11	3.7
7.	Have your diet been unsatisfactory?	A	135	44.9	47	15.6	73	24.3	27	9.0	19	6.3
		R	152	50.5	42	14.0	75	24.9	18	6.0	14	4.7
8.	Have you had to interrupt meals?	A	144	47.8	58	19.3	64	21.3	26	8.6	9	3.0
		R	165	54.8	52	17.3	65	21.6	13	4.3	6	2.0
9.	Have you found it difficult to relax?	A	120	39.9	47	15.6	70	23.3	39	13.0	25	8.3
		R	121	40.2	72	23.9	69	22.9	23	7.6	16	5.3
10.	Have you been a bit embarrassed?	A	148	49.2	43	14.3	85	28.2	16	5.3	9	3.0
		R	156	51.8	50	16.6	70	23.3	13	4.3	12	4.0
11.	Have you been a bit irritable with other	A	127	42.2	46	15.3	79	26.2	32	10.6	17	5.6
		R	142	47.2	53	17.6	76	25.2	21	7.0	9	3.0
12.	Have you had difficulty doing your usual job?	A	146	48.5	42	14.0	76	15.2	27	9.0	10	3.3
		R	166	55.1	53	17.6	52	17.3	17	5.6	13	4.3
13.	Have you felt that life, in general, was less satisfying?	A	144	47.8	35	11.6	81	26.9	26	8.6	15	5.0
		R	159	52.8	39	13.0	58	19.3	30	10.0	15	5.0
14.	Have been totally unable to function?	A	166	55.1	40	13.3	59	19.6	26	8.6	10	3.3
		R	174	57.8	51	16.9	50	16.6	20	6.6	6	2.0

Notes.

Q

question

Q1 and Q2

functional limitation

Q3 and Q4

physical pain

Q5 and Q6

psychological discomfort

Q7 and Q8

physical disability

Q9 and Q10

psychological disability

Q11 and Q12

social disability

Q13 an 14

handicap

OHIP

Oral Health Impact Profile, The top readings in each question are responses from active COVID-19 patients (A) while bottom values are from COVID-19 recovered (R) patients

n

frequency

%

percentage, COVID-19:coronavirus disease 2019

S

patient status