Table 1.

Occurrence and localisation of dental erosions in competitive and recreational swimmers

		Competitive swimmers (n = 62)	Recreational swimmers (n = 69)
Subjects with two or more affected teeth	Total n (%)	16 (26 %)	7 (10 %)
	Male	12 (19 %)	5 (7 %)
	Female	4 (6 %)	2 (3 %)
Subjects with affected labial surface	Total n (%)	6 (10 %)	0 (0 %)
	Male	5 (8 %)	0 (0 %)
	Female	1 (2 %)	0 (0 %)
Subjects with affected palatal surface	Total n (%)	10 (16 %)	7 (10 %)
	Male	7 (11 %)	5 (7 %)
	Female	3 (5 %)	2 (3 %)