Oral and Dental Health
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of children ages 2-19 years with untreated or restored dental caries in one or more primary or permanent teeth: 46.0% (2017-March 2020).
- Percent of adults age 65 and older with complete tooth loss: 13.2% (2017-March 2020)
- Percent of children ages 5–19 years with untreated dental caries: 13.2% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults ages 20–44 with untreated dental caries: 25.9% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults ages 45–64 with untreated dental caries: 25.3% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults age 65 and older with untreated dental caries: 20.2% (2015-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 28 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Dental visits
- Percent of adults age 18 and older with a dental exam or cleaning in the past year: 65.5% (2023)
- Percent of children ages 2–17 years with a dental visit in the past year: 86.9% (2019)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, table DentCh [PDF – 9.8 MB]
More data
- Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
- Trends in Dental care from Health, United States
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Dentists
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Dental visits
- Dental Care Utilization Among Adults Ages 18–64 Years: United States, 2019 and 2020
- Dental Care Utilization Among Children Ages 1–17 Years: United States, 2019 and 2020
- Urban-Rural Differences in Dental Care Utilization Among Adults Ages 18–64
- Prevalence of Tooth Loss Among Older Adults: United States, 2015-2018
- Dental Care Among Adults Ages 65 Years and Older, 2017
- Regional Variation in Private Dental Coverage and Care among Dentate Adults Ages 18–64 in the United States, 2014-2017
- Trends in Dental Caries and Sealants, Tooth Retention, and Edentulism, United States 1999–2004 to 2011–2016