The Prevalence and Severity of Tooth Wear in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 3

Severity of different types of tooth wear according to age group ().

Severity level		Age group				value^a
		35–44 yrs. (%)	45–54 yrs. (%)	55–64 yrs. (%)	65–74 yrs. (%)
No tooth wear (level 0)	1	1 (7.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.073
Very mild (level 1)	9	2 (15.4)	1 (2.0)	5 (5.6)	1 (4.0)	0.242
Mild (level 2)	58	7 (53.8)	21 (41.2)	23 (25.6)	7 (28.0)	0.083
Moderate (level 3)	76	2 (15.4)	16 (31.4)	47 (52.2)	11 (44.0)	0.018
Severe (level 4)	35	1(7.7)	13(25.5)	15(16.7)	6(24.0)	0.407
Total	179	13 (100.0)	51 (100.0)	90 (100.0)	25 (100.0)	0.017

^aFisher’s exact test.