Table 16. Number of Untreated Decayed, Missing, or Filled Permanent Teeth Among Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years
Table 16. Mean number of untreated decayed (DT), missing (MT), filled (FT), and untreated decayed, missing, or filled (DMFT) permanent teeth among adolescents aged 12–19 years with at least one DMFT, by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016
|
Characteristic
|
1999-2004
|
2011-2016
|
DMFT Changeb
|
DT Changeb
|
FT Changeb
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DMFT
|
DT
|
MT
|
FT
|
DMFT
|
DT
|
MT
|
FT
|
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|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
||||
| Total |
4.1
|
0.08
|
0.8
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.3
|
0.10
|
4.3
|
0.10
|
0.7
|
0.05
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.4
|
0.11
|
0.1
|
-0.1
|
0.2
|
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12-15c |
3.4
|
0.11
|
0.7
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
2.7
|
0.14
|
3.6
|
0.12
|
0.6
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
2.9
|
0.13
|
0.1
|
-0.1
|
0.2
|
| 16-19 |
4.8
|
0.11
|
0.8
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.9
|
0.11
|
4.9*
|
0.14
|
0.8*
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
4.0*
|
0.14
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malec |
4.0
|
0.11
|
0.9
|
0.09
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.0
|
0.10
|
4.1
|
0.11
|
0.8
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.2
|
0.13
|
0.1
|
-0.1
|
0.2
|
| Female |
4.3
|
0.10
|
0.7
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.5
|
0.13
|
4.4
|
0.15
|
0.6
|
0.06
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.7*
|
0.14
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
4.2
|
0.12
|
0.7
|
0.10
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.4
|
0.14
|
4.1
|
0.14
|
0.7
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.03
|
3.3
|
0.15
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
3.9
|
0.10
|
1.0
|
0.08
|
0.2
|
0.02
|
2.8
|
0.14
|
4.5
|
0.19
|
0.9
|
0.13
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.5
|
0.20
|
0.6*
|
-0.1
|
0.7*
|
| Mexican American |
4.3
|
0.13
|
1.0
|
0.07
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.2
|
0.15
|
4.6*
|
0.15
|
0.8
|
0.08
|
0.0*
|
0.01
|
3.7
|
0.16
|
0.3
|
-0.2
|
0.5*
|
| Poverty status | |||||||||||||||||||
| <100%FPL |
4.3
|
0.17
|
1.0
|
0.10
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.2
|
0.21
|
4.8*
|
0.18
|
1.0*
|
0.09
|
0.2
|
0.04
|
3.7
|
0.16
|
0.5*
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
4.2
|
0.15
|
1.1
|
0.13
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.0
|
0.13
|
4.4*
|
0.15
|
0.8*
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.5
|
0.15
|
0.2
|
-0.3
|
0.5*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
4.0
|
0.13
|
0.5
|
0.07
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.4
|
0.12
|
3.9
|
0.17
|
0.5
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.4
|
0.18
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
| Poverty status | |||||||||||||||||||
| <200% FPL |
4.3
|
0.12
|
1.0
|
0.09
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.1
|
0.13
|
4.6*
|
0.12
|
0.9*
|
0.05
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.6
|
0.11
|
0.3
|
-0.1
|
0.4*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
4.0
|
0.13
|
0.5
|
0.07
|
0.1
|
0.01
|
3.4
|
0.12
|
3.9
|
0.17
|
0.5
|
0.08
|
0.1
|
0.02
|
3.4
|
0.18
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
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. 0.0=Zero due to rounding.
*P < 0.05 based on t-test for differences between two periods or two groups within each characteristic.
a Includes adolescents with at least one permanent tooth present.
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.