Table 3 Presence and severity of erosive tooth wear in Hong Kong older adults
From: Erosive tooth wear among non-institutionalised older adults in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study
Gender (n) | Highest BEWE score | BEWE score per sextant Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (No ETW) | 1 (Initial loss) | 2 (Distinct loss < 50%) | 3 (Distinct loss > 50%) | |||
Male (100) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 32 (32.0%) | 65 (65.0%) | 2.1 (0.5) | |
Female (333) | 0 (0%) | 20 (6.0%) | 132 (39.6%) | 181 (54.4%) | 2.0 (0.5) | |
All (433) | 0 (0%) | 23 (5.31%) | 164 (37.88%) | 246 (56.81%) | 2.0 (0.5) | |