Table 23. Number of Permanent Teeth with Dental Sealants Among Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years
Table 23. Mean number of permanent teeth with dental sealants among adolescents aged 12–19 years with at least one sealed tooth,a by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016
|
Characteristic
|
1999-2004
|
2011-2016
|
Changeb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
||
| Total |
5.1
|
0.13
|
6.0
|
0.20
|
0.9*
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 12-15c |
4.9
|
0.14
|
5.8
|
0.20
|
1.0*
|
| 16-19 |
5.3
|
0.20
|
6.2
|
0.25
|
0.9*
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
5.0
|
0.15
|
6.0
|
0.24
|
1.1*
|
| Female |
5.2
|
0.16
|
6.0
|
0.23
|
0.8*
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
5.1
|
0.16
|
5.9
|
0.26
|
0.8
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
4.6
|
0.24
|
6.3
|
0.32
|
1.7*
|
| Mexican American |
5.0
|
0.24
|
6.0
|
0.32
|
1.1*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
5.0
|
0.23
|
6.2
|
0.26
|
1.2*
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
5.2
|
0.37
|
6.2
|
0.26
|
1.0*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
5.1
|
0.15
|
5.9
|
0.26
|
0.8*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
5.1
|
0.22
|
6.2
|
0.23
|
1.1*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
5.1
|
0.15
|
5.9
|
0.26
|
0.8*
|
Note: All estimates are adjusted by age (single years) to the US 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 Including permanent molars, premolars, or upper lateral incisors.
b Change 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.