Table 26. Percentage of Dentate Adults Aged 20–64 Years with Untreated Tooth Decay in Permanent Teeth
Table 26. Prevalence of untreated tooth decay in permanent teeth (DT ≥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 |
25.3
|
1.01
|
26.1
|
1.08
|
0.8
|
| Age | |||||
| 20–34c |
27.8
|
1.41
|
29.3
|
1.27
|
1.4
|
| 35–49 |
25.4
|
1.24
|
26.4*
|
1.40
|
1.0
|
| 50–64 |
21.9
|
1.29
|
21.5*
|
1.47
|
-0.4
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
28.0
|
1.29
|
28.0
|
1.22
|
0.0
|
| Female |
22.8
|
0.91
|
24.3*
|
1.24
|
1.5
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
20.6
|
1.41
|
22.2
|
1.29
|
1.6
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
40.8
|
1.81
|
40.2*
|
2.03
|
-0.6
|
| Mexican American |
38.2
|
2.51
|
37.1*
|
1.88
|
-1.2
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
44.3
|
1.96
|
45.3*
|
1.34
|
1.1
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
39.2
|
1.56
|
37.0*
|
1.44
|
-2.2
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
18.1
|
0.89
|
17.7
|
1.00
|
-0.4
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
41.1
|
1.46
|
40.6*
|
1.24
|
-0.5
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
18.1
|
0.89
|
17.7
|
1.00
|
-0.4
|
| Education | |||||
| <High school |
44.6
|
1.90
|
46.4*
|
1.44
|
1.7
|
| High school |
32.9
|
1.59
|
37.7*
|
1.63
|
4.8*
|
| >High schoolc |
16.4
|
0.75
|
18.4
|
0.96
|
2.0
|
| Cigarette smoking History | |||||
| Current smoker |
38.7
|
1.62
|
43.9*
|
1.75
|
5.2*
|
| Former smoker |
20.2
|
1.62
|
25.0*
|
1.41
|
4.8*
|
| Never smokedc |
20.4
|
0.89
|
20.1
|
1.14
|
-0.3
|
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. 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 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.