Table 25. Percentage of Dentate Adults Aged 20–64 Years with Dental Caries in Permanent Teeth
Table 25. Prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth (DFT ≥1)a among dentate adults aged 20–64 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 |
91.6
|
0.39
|
89.9
|
0.43
|
-1.8*
|
| Age | |||||
| 20–34c |
85.7
|
0.81
|
82.0
|
0.79
|
-3.7*
|
| 35–49 |
94.2
|
0.52
|
92.5*
|
0.66
|
-1.8*
|
| 50–64 |
95.6
|
0.38
|
96.4*
|
0.35
|
0.8
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
90.6
|
0.60
|
88.2
|
0.55
|
-2.4*
|
| Female |
92.6
|
0.48
|
91.5*
|
0.48
|
-1.2
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
93.4
|
0.39
|
91.5
|
0.49
|
-1.9*
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
87.6
|
0.75
|
86.1*
|
0.93
|
-1.5
|
| Mexican American |
83.2
|
1.52
|
86.6*
|
1.11
|
3.4
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
89.2
|
1.09
|
88.0*
|
0.70
|
-1.1
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
88.9
|
0.96
|
89.3
|
1.03
|
0.4
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
92.7
|
0.51
|
90.2
|
0.54
|
-2.5*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
89.0
|
0.84
|
88.8
|
0.71
|
-0.2
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
92.7
|
0.51
|
90.2
|
0.54
|
-2.5*
|
| Education | |||||
| <High school |
85.9
|
0.90
|
87.2*
|
1.03
|
1.3
|
| High school |
92.5
|
0.80
|
91.4*
|
0.55
|
-1.1
|
| >High schoolc |
92.8
|
0.43
|
89.9
|
0.45
|
-2.9*
|
| Cigarette smoking history | |||||
| Current smoker |
91.5
|
0.67
|
91.3*
|
0.65
|
-0.2
|
| Former smoker |
92.4
|
0.85
|
90.0
|
0.86
|
-2.5*
|
| Never smokedc |
91.2
|
0.47
|
89.2
|
0.46
|
-2.0*
|
Note: All estimates are adjusted by age (5-year groups) 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 Defined as having one or more untreated decayed or filled permanent teeth among adults with at least one permanent tooth.
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.