Table 19. Percentage of Children Aged 6–11 Years with Dental Sealants On Permanent Teeth
Table 19. Prevalence of dental sealants on permanent teetha among children aged 6–11 years, by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016
|
Characteristic
|
1999-2004
|
2011-2016
|
Change %b
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
%
|
SE
|
%
|
SE
|
||
| Total |
30.5
|
1.71
|
41.7
|
1.38
|
11.2*
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 6-8c |
20.3
|
1.66
|
32.1
|
1.55
|
11.9*
|
| 9-11 |
40.1
|
2.27
|
50.7*
|
1.96
|
10.6*
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
28.8
|
2.10
|
40.4
|
1.68
|
11.6*
|
| Female |
32.4
|
1.86
|
42.9
|
1.68
|
10.5*
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
36.4
|
2.35
|
43.6
|
1.82
|
7.2*
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
21.1
|
1.88
|
31.7*
|
2.62
|
10.5*
|
| Mexican American |
24.2
|
2.27
|
44.4
|
2.47
|
20.2*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
20.9
|
2.84
|
37.8*
|
2.02
|
16.8*
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
23.4
|
2.28
|
40.0
|
2.48
|
16.6*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
40.1
|
2.24
|
44.9
|
1.99
|
4.9
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
22.2
|
1.97
|
38.9*
|
1.78
|
16.7*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
40.1
|
2.24
|
44.9
|
1.99
|
|
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.
*P <0.05 based on t-test for differences between two periods or two groups within each characteristic.
a Defined as having one or more permanent teeth with pit and fissure sealants among children with at least one permanent tooth present and eligible for sealants, including permanent molars, premolars or upper lateral incisors.
b Change in percentage points from 1999–2004 to 2011-2016. Positive value=increase and negative value=decrease.
c 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.