Challacombe scale
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challacombe-scale-250-2108122
title:
Challacombe scale
text:
The Challacombe scale is a widely used diagnostic medical tool designed to produce a clinical oral dryness score (CODS) which quantifies the extent of dryness of the mouth, with the aim of making a decision of whether to treat or not, and to monitor its progression or regression. It can be used to assess salivary flow and therefore calculate a risk of dental caries. In addition, it has a particular use in the assessment of dry mouth in Sjögren syndrome. Based on a 10-point scale of clinical phys
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Medical scale measuring mouth dryness
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challacombe_scale
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2021-11-28T16:16:20Z
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