Time after Episil® treatment (min.) | |||||
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Baseline | 5 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Conversational difficulties | |||||
None—barely any | 2 (20%) | — | — | — | 5 (50%) |
A little troublesome | 6 (60%) | — | — | — | 5 (50%) |
Very troublesome | 2 (20%) | — | — | — | 0 (0%) |
Eating difficulties | |||||
None—barely any | 1 (10%) | — | — | — | 5 (50%) |
A little troublesome | 5 (50%) | — | — | — | 3 (30%) |
Very troublesome | 4 (40%) | — | — | — | 2 (20%) |
Ease of use of Episil® | |||||
Easy to use | — | 7 (70%) | — | — | — |
A little difficult to use | — | 3 (30%) | — | — | — |
Difficult to use | — | 0 (0%) | — | — | — |
Feeling and comfort in the mouth when Episil® is used | |||||
Good | — | 2 (20%) | — | — | — |
Ordinary | — | 8 (80%) | — | — | — |
Bad | — | 0 (0%) | — | — | — |
Changes in taste | |||||
None—barely any | — | 6 (60%) | 10 (100%) | 9 (90%) | 8 (80%) |
A little troublesome | — | 4 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (20%) |
Very troublesome | — | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Stimulation of the mucous membrane | |||||
None—barely any | — | 8 (80%) | 9 (90%) | 10 (100%) | 9 (90%) |
A little troublesome | — | 2 (20%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Very troublesome | — | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Uncomfortable feeling | |||||
None—barely any | — | 6 (60%) | 8 (80%) | 8 (80%) | 9 (90%) |
A little troublesome | — | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (20%) | 1 (10%) |
Very troublesome | — | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Acceptance and willingness to continue using Episil® | |||||
Want to keep using after this study | — | 10 (100%) | — | — | 10 (100%) |
Don't want to use it anymore | — | 0 (0%) | — | — | 0 (0%) |