Table 24. Number of Permanent Teeth Sealed by Tooth Type Among Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years
Table 24. Mean number of permanent teeth sealed by tooth type 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
|
Premolar changeb
|
First Molar Changeb
|
Second Molar Changeb
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Premolar
|
First molar
|
Second molar
|
Premolar
|
First molars
|
Second molar
|
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|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
MEAN
|
SE
|
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| Total |
0.9
|
0.10
|
2.5
|
0.05
|
1.6
|
0.06
|
1.3
|
0.11
|
2.8
|
0.07
|
2.1
|
0.09
|
0.3*
|
0.2*
|
0.5*
|
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 12-15c |
0.7
|
0.09
|
2.8
|
0.07
|
1.4
|
0.08
|
1.1
|
0.11
|
3.0
|
0.08
|
1.9
|
0.10
|
0.4*
|
0.2*
|
0.5*
|
| 16-19 |
1.1
|
0.14
|
2.3
|
0.06
|
1.8
|
0.08
|
1.4*
|
0.16
|
2.5*
|
0.08
|
2.3*
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
0.2*
|
0.5*
|
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Malec |
0.8
|
0.09
|
2.6
|
0.06
|
1.6
|
0.08
|
1.2
|
0.13
|
2.9
|
0.08
|
2.1
|
0.11
|
0.4*
|
0.2*
|
0.6*
|
| Female |
1.1
|
0.13
|
2.4
|
0.06
|
1.7
|
0.08
|
1.3
|
0.15
|
2.7
|
0.10
|
2.1
|
0.09
|
0.3
|
0.2*
|
0.4*
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
0.8
|
0.12
|
2.6
|
0.06
|
1.7
|
0.06
|
1.0
|
0.14
|
2.9
|
0.08
|
2.1
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
0.3*
|
0.3*
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
1.2
|
0.22
|
2.2
|
0.09
|
1.2
|
0.08
|
1.7*
|
0.23
|
2.7*
|
0.09
|
2.2
|
0.17
|
0.5
|
0.5*
|
1.0*
|
| Mexican American |
1.2
|
0.17
|
2.3
|
0.07
|
1.5
|
0.09
|
1.6
|
0.25
|
2.5*
|
0.08
|
2.1
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
0.2*
|
0.6*
|
| Poverty status | |||||||||||||||
| <100%FPL |
1.2
|
0.16
|
2.3
|
0.12
|
1.5
|
0.10
|
1.7*
|
0.19
|
2.5*
|
0.11
|
2.2
|
0.10
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.7*
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
1.2
|
0.26
|
2.4
|
0.09
|
1.6
|
0.12
|
1.7*
|
0.17
|
2.6*
|
0.10
|
2.1
|
0.15
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.5*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
0.7
|
0.07
|
2.6
|
0.06
|
1.7
|
0.07
|
1.0
|
0.16
|
2.9
|
0.07
|
2.1
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
0.3*
|
0.4*
|
| Poverty status | |||||||||||||||
| <200% FPL |
1.2
|
0.19
|
2.4
|
0.07
|
1.6
|
0.06
|
1.7*
|
0.14
|
2.5*
|
0.09
|
2.1
|
0.10
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
0.6*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
0.7
|
0.07
|
2.6
|
0.06
|
1.7
|
0.07
|
1.0
|
0.16
|
2.9
|
0.07
|
2.1
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
0.3*
|
0.4*
|
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 Including permanent molars, premolars, and upper lateral incisors.
b Change from 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. Positive value = increase; 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.