Table 29. Percentage of Dentate Adults Aged 65 Years or Older with Dental Caries in Permanent Teeth
Table 29. Prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth (DFT ≥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 |
93.0
|
0.64
|
96.2
|
0.51
|
3.2*
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 65–74c |
93.2
|
0.80
|
96.4
|
0.65
|
3.2*
|
| >75 |
92.7
|
0.90
|
96.0
|
0.65
|
3.3*
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
93.6
|
0.90
|
96.1
|
0.67
|
2.5*
|
| Female |
92.5
|
0.82
|
96.3
|
0.62
|
3.9*
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
94.8
|
0.72
|
98.2
|
0.44
|
3.4*
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
79.8
|
2.98
|
85.7*
|
1.93
|
5.9
|
| Mexican American |
84.1
|
1.83
|
85.3*
|
2.86
|
1.2
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
83.7
|
2.49
|
88.1*
|
2.17
|
4.4
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
90.9
|
1.38
|
94.0*
|
0.99
|
3.1
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
95.5
|
0.70
|
98.2
|
0.43
|
2.7*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
89.1
|
1.13
|
92.4*
|
1.10
|
3.3*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
95.5
|
0.70
|
98.2
|
0.43
|
2.7*
|
| Education | |||||
| <High school |
83.8
|
1.60
|
89.1*
|
1.52
|
5.3*
|
| High school |
94.3
|
1.24
|
95.3*
|
1.09
|
1.1
|
| >High schoolc |
97.2
|
0.63
|
98.3
|
0.33
|
1.1
|
| Cigarette smoking history | |||||
| Current smoker |
89.6
|
2.46
|
89.8*
|
2.66
|
0.1
|
| Former smoker |
93.5
|
0.95
|
96.2
|
0.79
|
2.8*
|
| Never smokedc |
93.0
|
0.90
|
96.8
|
0.57
|
3.8*
|
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 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; 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.