Table 33. Percentage of Adults Aged 20–64 Years Who Have Lost All Their Natural Teeth

Oral Health Surveillance Report

Table 33. Percentage of adults aged 20–64 years who have lost all their natural teeth, by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016

Characteristic
1999-2004
2011-2016
Change %a
%
SE
%
SE
Total
3.8
0.33
2.2
0.28
-1.6*
Age (years)
20–34
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
35–49
2.7
0.38
1.6
0.32
-1.1*
50–64
10.3
0.85
5.6
0.67
-4.6*
Sex
Maleb
3.9
0.43
2.2
0.35
-1.7*
Female
3.7
0.40
2.1
0.28
-1.6*
Race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanicb
4.0
0.42
2.4
0.41
-1.6*
Black, non-Hispanic
4.3
0.52
2.3
0.27
-2.0*
Mexican American
1.5
0.39
0.7*
0.2
-0.8
Poverty status
<100%FPL
9.7
1.18
6.1*
0.91
-3.6*
100%–199% FPL
6.5
0.80
3.7*
0.46
-2.8*
≥200% FPLb
2.4
0.20
1.1
0.19
-1.4*
Poverty status
<200% FPL
7.9
0.75
4.7*
0.56
-3.1*
≥200% FPLb
2.4
0.20
1.1
0.19
-1.4*
Education
<High school
8.1
0.85
5.4*
0.95
-2.7*
High school
5.4
0.45
3.2*
0.48
-2.2*
>High schoolb
1.7
0.20
1.1
0.15
-0.6*
Cigarette smoking history
Current smoker
8.2
0.66
6.2*
0.83
-2.1
Former smoker
3.4
0.48
1.8*
0.29
-1.6*
Never smokedb
1.6
0.26
0.8
0.15
-0.8*

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. NR = not reported because the standard error is greater than 30% the value of the point estimate.

*P <0.05 based on t-test for differences between two periods or two groups within each characteristic.

Change in percentage points from 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. Positive value = increase; negative value = decrease.
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.