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Oral Health Surveillance Report

Untreated tooth decay declined in young children

Percentage of children aged 2-5 with untreated decay[PDF - 41 KB]
  • Lower-Income: 1999-2004: 31%, 2011-2016: 17%
  • Mexican American: 1999-2004: 31%, 2011-2016: 15%
  • Overall: 1999-2004: 21%, 2011-2016: 10%

Sealant prevalence increased by 35% among children

Sealant prevalence increased by 35%26#37; among children[PDF - 42 KB]
  • Mexican American: 1999-2004: 24%, 2011-2016: 44%
  • Overall: 1999-2004: 31%, 2011-2016: 42%
  • Lower-Income: 1999-2004: 22%, 2011-2016: 39%

Some adults were twice as likely to have untreated tooth decay

Graphic: percentage of adults aged 20-64 with untreated tooth decay, 2011-2016[PDF - 38 KB]
  • non-Hispanic black: 40%
  • non-Hispanic white*: 22%
  • low-income: 45%
  • higher-income*: 18%
  • less than HS education: 46%
  • more than HS education*: 18%
  • currently smoking cigarettes: 44%
  • never smoked cigarettes*: 20%

* comparison groups

Untreated tooth decay is higher in people who smoke cigarettes

Percentage of adults aged 20-64 with untreated tooth decay[PDF - 40 KB]
  • Current Smokers: 1999-2004: 39%, 2011-2016: 44%
  • Former Smokers: 1999-2004: 20%, 2011-2016: 25%
  • Never Smoked: 1999-2004: 20%, 2011-2016: 20%

Some older adults were more than twice as likely to have untreated tooth decay

Some older adults were more than twice as likely to have untreated tooth decay[PDF - 40 KB]
  • Mexican-American: 36%
  • non-Hispanic black: 29%
  • non-Hispanic white*: 13%
  • low-income: 33%
  • higher-income*: 9%
  • less than HS education: 31%
  • more than HS education*: 12%
  • currently smoking cigarettes: 34%
  • never smoked cigarettes*: 14%

* comparison groups

Some older adults were more than three times as likely to lose all of their teeth

Percentage of adults aged 65 or older missing all of their teeth, 2011-2016[PDF - 40 KB]
  • low-income: 34%
  • higher-income*: 11%
  • less than HS education: 35%
  • more than HS education*: 9%
  • currently smoking cigarettes: 43%
  • never smoked cigarettes*: 12%

* comparison groups

People who smoke are 3 times more likely to lose all of their teeth

Percentage of adults aged 65 or older who lost their teeth, 2011-2016[PDF - 330 KB]
  • Smoker: 43%
  • Non-smoker: 12%

Total tooth loss decreased in adults aged 65 or older

Total tooth loss decreased in adults aged 65 or older[PDF - 37 KB]
  • 1999-2004: 27%
  • 2011-2016: 17%

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Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oral Health Surveillance Report: Trends in Dental Caries and Sealants, Tooth Retention, and Edentulism, United States, 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2019.