Table 4 Distribution of the severity of erosive tooth wear in each sextant
From: Erosive tooth wear among non-institutionalised older adults in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study
Sextant | BEWE score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (No ETW) | 1 (Initial loss) | 2 (Distinct loss < 50%) | 3 (Distinct loss > 50%) | No tooth to evaluate | |
1: Upper right posterior teeth | 3.00% (13) | 25.17% (109) | 44.11% (191) | 8.55% (37) | 19.17% (83) |
2: Upper anterior teeth | 2.08% (9) | 15.70% (68) | 59.35% (257) | 11.09% (48) | 11.78% (51) |
3: Upper left posterior teeth | 1.15% (5) | 18.71% (81) | 53.12% (230) | 8.31% (36) | 18.71% (81) |
4: Lower right posterior teeth | 0.69% (3) | 17.09% (74) | 55.66% (241) | 7.85% (34) | 18.71% (81) |
5: Lower anterior teeth | 0.23% (1) | 9.47% (41) | 38.11% (165) | 44.57% (193) | 7.62% (33) |
6: Lower left posterior teeth | 0.46% (2) | 14.78% (64) | 53.58% (232) | 9.70% (42) | 21.48% (93) |