Mouth & Throat (Normal Findings)
-Lips are darker and more pigmented than the face
-Lips are moist, symmetric, soft with no lesions
-Gums are coral pink and tight against the teeth with no bleeding
-Mucous membranes are pink and moist with no lesions
-Tongue’s dorsal surface is pink with the presence of papillae and symmetric
-Tongue’s underside is smooth with a symmetric vascular pattern
-Client can identify flavours without being told what the flavours are prior to testing and without visual aid
-Teeth are shiny, white and smooth with no discolouration
-Hard palate is whitish, intact, symmetric, firm and concave
-Soft palate is light pink, intact, smooth, symmetric, and moves with vocalization
-Uvula is pink, midline, intact, and moves with vocalization
-Tonsils are the same colour as surrounding mucosa. Also varies in size and visibility (Can be barely visible, halfway to the uvula, touching, the uvula, or touching each other or midline)
-Gag reflex is present when a tongue blade stimulates the back of the throat