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PurposeDescribe the methodology used to construct tools for standardized data collection of head and neck cancer patients (HNCP).
MethodsWe constructed the Oral Health Evaluation Tool (OHET) and Panoramic Radiograph Evaluation Tool (PRET) for systematic collection of long‐term oral clinical/radiographical complications, prevalence, and severity. Tools were pilot‐tested in 50 chemoradiation‐treated...
The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey (VHNSS) version 2.0 oral symptom subscale addresses underreported oral health issues. We report the associations of xerostomia, dental health, dentures and trismus questions with oral examination findings.Between May 2011 and April 2012, fifty head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with chemoradiotherapy completed the 50-item VHNSS survey, an oral health...
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