Table 1.

Description of the case-control groups.

		Coeliac subjects (n. 300)			Healthy subjects (n. 300)
		Frequency	Valid Percent	Frequency	Valid Percent
Gender	Males	105	35.0	101	33.7
	Females	195	65.0	199	66.3
Enamel defects	Yes	99	33.0	33	11.0
	No	201	67.0	267	89.0
RAS	Yes	25	8.3	9	3.0
	No	275	91.7	291	97.0
Glossitis	Yes	10	3.3	12	4.0
	No	290	96.7	288	96.0
Delay of eruption	Yes	60	20.0	24	8.0
	No	240	80.0	276	92.0
Age		Mean	Std. Deviation	Mean	Std. Deviation
dmft DMFT		8.16	2.95	8.29	2.95
		2.31	1.84	1.42	1.13
		2.97	1.74	1.74	1.64