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Table 8 Clinical recession and tooth wear frequencies by the demographic group

From: Quantitative measures of gingival recession and the influence of gender, race, and attrition

Demographic group

Total teeth

Number and (%) of teeth with clinical recession

Number of teeth with severe tooth wear (%)

Caucasian male

684

134 (20)

126 (18)

Caucasian female

665

133 (20)

117 (18)

African-American male

668

130 (19)

65 (10)

African-American female

662

41 (6)

56 (8)

  1. Reprinted with permission from Eltink et al. [17, 27]