Table 9. Percentage of Children Aged 6–11 Years with Dental Caries in Permanent Teeth
Table 9. Prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth (DMFT ≥1)a among children aged 6–11 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 |
21.2
|
0.93
|
17.4
|
0.94
|
-3.8*
|
| Age (years) | |||||
| 6–8c |
10.4
|
1.07
|
9.6
|
0.91
|
-0.8
|
| 9–11 |
31.4
|
1.48
|
24.7*
|
1.32
|
-6.7*
|
| Sex | |||||
| Malec |
19.5
|
1.23
|
15.6
|
1.16
|
-4.0*
|
| Female |
22.9
|
1.31
|
19.0*
|
1.33
|
-3.9*
|
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
18.8
|
1.44
|
13.4
|
1.14
|
-5.4*
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
19.1
|
1.52
|
21.6*
|
1.64
|
2.5
|
| Mexican American |
30.8
|
1.99
|
24.5*
|
2.44
|
-6.4*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <100%FPL |
28.4
|
2.28
|
24.6*
|
1.91
|
-3.8
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
24.1
|
2.14
|
19.3*
|
1.67
|
-4.8
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
16.5
|
1.37
|
12.0
|
1.10
|
-4.4*
|
| Poverty status | |||||
| <200% FPL |
25.9
|
1.49
|
22.0*
|
1.34
|
-3.9
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
16.5
|
1.37
|
12.0
|
1.10
|
-4.4*
|
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.
*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, missing or filled primary teeth among children with at least one permanent tooth.
b Change in percentage points 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.