| 7-level Scale | AIPE-Odonto/Brasil | Paired scale |
| Level 1—Very mild | - | - |
| Level 2—Mild | Level 1—Mild | Mild |
| Level 3—Moderate | Level 2—Moderate | Moderate |
| Level 4—Medium | Level 3—Medium | Medium |
| Level 5—Important | Level 4—Important | Important |
| Level 6—Very important | Level 5—Very important | Very Important |
| Level 7—Extremely important | Level 6—Extremely important | Extremely important |