Assessment The severity of drooling is revealed through a careful history, noting the effects on the quality of life for patient and family. Saliva spill and intraoral pooling can be assessed via volumetric measurement. The number of bibs or items of clothing soiled daily gives a subjective ...
Different measurement tools were used between studies, including saliva flow rate [28,31,33,37], bibs per day [30,37,43], drooling impact scale [35,37], drooling rating scale [29], drooling quotient (DQ), [16,23,29,31,34,41,43], drooling frequency and severity scale (DFSS) ...