Table 11. Untreated Decayed, Missing, or Filled Permanent Teeth Among Children Aged 6–11 Years

Oral Health Surveillance Report

Table 11. Mean number of untreated decayed (DT), missing (MT), filled (FT), and untreated decayed, missing, or filled (DMFT) permanent teeth among children aged 6–11 years with at least one DMFT, by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016

Characteristic
1999-2004
2011-2016
DMFT Changeb
DT Changeb
FT Changeb
DMFT
DT
MT
FT
DMFT
DT
MT
FT
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
MEAN
SE
MEAN
SE
Total
1.9
0.05
0.6
0.07
NR
NR
1.3
0.08
2.1
0.07
0.5
0.04
NR
NR
1.6
0.07
0.2*
0.0
0.2*
Age (years)
6-8c
1.7
0.09
0.6
0.11
NR
NR
1.1
0.11
1.7
0.08
0.4
0.06
NR
NR
1.2
0.09
0.0
-0.1
0.2
9-11
2.2
0.06
0.6
0.06
NR
NR
1.6
0.10
2.5*
0.09
0.6*
0.06
NR
NR
1.9*
0.10
0.4*
0.0
0.3*
Sex
Malec
1.9
0.09
0.6
0.09
NR
NR
1.3
0.10
2.2
0.11
0.5
0.05
NR
NR
1.6
0.10
0.2
-0.1
0.3*
Female
1.9
0.05
0.6
0.09
NR
NR
1.3
0.10
2.1
0.07
0.6
0.06
NR
NR
1.5
0.09
0.2
0.0
0.2
Race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanicc
1.8
0.08
0.4
0.09
NR
NR
1.4
0.12
2.1
0.10
0.6
0.06
NR
NR
1.5
0.10
0.3*
0.2
0.1
Black, non-Hispanic
2.1
0.15
0.8
0.17
NR
NR
1.2
0.12
2.2
0.10
0.6
0.09
NR
NR
1.5
0.13
0.1
-0.2
0.3
Mexican American
2.0
0.05
0.7
0.07
NR
NR
1.3
0.06
2.2
0.11
0.5
0.08
NR
NR
1.7
0.13
0.2
-0.2
0.4*
Poverty status
<100%FPL
2.0
0.08
0.6
0.08
NR
NR
1.4
0.10
2.1
0.09
0.6
0.08
NR
NR
1.5
0.10
0.1
-0.1
0.2
100%–199% FPL
2.2
0.19
1.0
0.26
NR
NR
1.2
0.14
2.2
0.10
0.5
0.11
NR
NR
1.6
0.11
0.0
-0.5
0.4*
≥200% FPLc
1.8
0.09
0.3
0.06
NR
NR
1.5
0.14
2.0
0.11
0.5
0.11
NR
NR
1.5
0.14
0.2
0.1
0.0
Poverty status
<200% FPL
2.0
0.07
0.7
0.09
NR
NR
1.3
0.09
2.2
0.07
0.6
0.06
NR
NR
1.6
0.08
0.1
-0.2
0.3*
≥200% FPLc
1.8
0.09
0.3
0.06
NR
NR
1.5
0.14
2.0
0.11
0.5
0.11
NR
NR
1.5
0.14
0.2
0.1
0.0

Note: All estimates are adjusted by age (single years) to U.S. 2000 standard population. SE=Standard error. FPL=Federal Poverty Level. <100% FPL=Poor; 100%–199% FPL= Near poor; <200% FPL=Poor and near poor combined; and ≥200% FPL= Not poor. NR=Not reported because the standard error is greater than 30% the value of the point estimate. 0.0=Zero due to rounding.

*P <0.05 based on t-test for differences between two periods or two groups within each characteristic.

Includes children with at least one permanent tooth present.
Change from 1999–2004. Positive value=increase and negative value=decrease.
Reference group for comparisons within each characteristic, 2011–2016.

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.