Table 30. Percentage of Dentate Adults Aged 65 Years or Older with Untreated Tooth Decay in Permanent Teeth
Table 30. Prevalence of untreated tooth decay in permanent teeth (DT ≥1)a among dentate adults aged 65 years or older, 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 |
18.1
|
1.01
|
15.9
|
1.20
|
-2.2
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 65–74c |
17.0
|
1.37
|
15.4
|
1.55
|
-1.6
|
| >75 |
19.5
|
1.28
|
16.5
|
1.40
|
-3.0
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
20.4
|
1.34
|
18.0
|
1.53
|
-2.4
|
| Female |
16.4
|
1.18
|
14.2*
|
1.25
|
-2.3
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
15.8
|
1.24
|
13.4
|
1.25
|
-2.4
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
37.1
|
3.48
|
29.1*
|
2.49
|
-8.0
|
| Mexican American |
42.1
|
3.07
|
35.9*
|
3.24
|
-6.2
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
33.4
|
3.42
|
33.1*
|
3.18
|
-0.3
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
23.8
|
1.75
|
26.9*
|
2.64
|
3.1
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
14.2
|
1.20
|
9.9
|
1.27
|
-4.3*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
26.2
|
1.75
|
28.6*
|
2.30
|
2.4
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
14.2
|
1.20
|
9.9
|
1.27
|
-4.3*
|
| Education | |||||
| <High school |
26.2
|
2.33
|
30.8*
|
2.76
|
4.7
|
| High school |
17.7
|
1.39
|
18.8*
|
2.22
|
1.1
|
| >High schoolc |
14.2
|
1.27
|
11.7
|
1.35
|
-2.5
|
| Cigarette smoking history | |||||
| Current smoker |
27.6
|
3.66
|
33.9*
|
5.10
|
6.3
|
| Former smoker |
18.6
|
1.31
|
15.3
|
1.67
|
-3.3
|
| Never smokedc |
16.5
|
1.30
|
14.2
|
1.37
|
-2.4
|
Note: All estimates are adjusted by age (5-year groups; maximum age group is >80) 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 permanent teeth among adults with at least one permanent tooth.
b Change in percentage points 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.