Table 14. Mean number of decayed (DT), missing (MT), filled (FT), decayed and filled (DFT), and decayed, missing, or filled (DMFT) permanent teeth among dentate adults aged 65 years or older

2024 Oral Health Surveillance Report—Table 14

Characteristic	2017–March 2020
	DMFT		DFT		DT		MT		FT
	Meanb	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Total	16.0	0.24	9.6	0.23	0.2	0.02	6.4	0.28	9.3	0.23
Age
65–74 (reference)	14.8	0.36	9.2	0.26	0.2	0.03	5.6	0.39	9.0	0.27
≥75	17.4*	0.22	10.0	0.32	0.2	0.03	7.4*	0.29	9.7	0.32
Sex
Male (reference)	15.7	0.34	9.3	0.30	0.3	0.03	6.5	0.36	9.0	0.32
Female	16.2	0.23	9.8	0.27	0.2*	0.02	6.4	0.32	9.6	0.27
Race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic (reference)	16.2	0.30	10.5	0.24	0.2	0.02	5.6	0.38	10.4	0.24
Black, non-Hispanic	15.8	0.33	5.2*	0.35	0.5*	0.04	10.6*	0.42	4.7*	0.36
Mexican American	14.9*	0.47	7.4*	0.42	0.3*	0.08	7.6*	0.67	7.0*	0.43
Poverty statusc
High poverty	17.2	0.64	6.1*	0.60	0.5*	0.07	11.2*	0.89	5.6*	0.59
Middle poverty	16.3	0.35	7.4*	0.26	0.4*	0.07	8.9*	0.48	7.0*	0.31
Low poverty (reference)	15.8	0.32	10.5	0.29	0.1	0.03	5.3	0.39	10.4	0.30
Poverty statusc
High and middle poverty combined	16.5	0.34	7.1*	0.22	0.4*	0.06	9.4*	0.45	6.7*	0.25
Low poverty (reference)	15.8	0.32	10.5	0.29	0.1	0.03	5.3	0.39	10.4	0.30
Education
<High school	15.9	0.46	5.3*	0.38	0.4*	0.08	10.6*	0.59	4.9*	0.35
High school	16.7*	0.43	8.9*	0.45	0.2	0.03	7.8*	0.52	8.7*	0.46
>High school (reference)	15.7	0.23	10.6	0.29	0.2	0.03	5.1	0.32	10.4	0.29
Cigarette smoking history
Current	18.2*	0.73	7.8*	0.79	NR	NR	10.4*	0.77	7.2*	0.85
Former	16.4*	0.36	9.4	0.28	0.2	0.04	7.0*	0.48	9.1	0.29
Never (reference)	15.4	0.22	9.9	0.30	0.2	0.02	5.5	0.27	9.7	0.30

Note: All estimates are adjusted by age (5-year groups; maximum age group is ≤80 years) to the U.S. 2000 standard population. Estimates are based on all U.S. race and ethnicity groups, except the estimates for specific race and ethnicity categories. NR = Not reported because the sample size is <30 or the standard error is >30% of the point estimate value. SE = standard error. Reference groups were used to test for statistical differences within sociodemographic characteristics.

* P <0.05 based on t-test for differences against the reference group.
^a Includes older adults with at least one permanent tooth with or without dental caries or sequelae.
^b Weighted mean estimates.
^c Defined as the percentage of family income relative to the federal poverty level (FPL). High poverty = <100% FPL; middle poverty = 100%–199% FPL; high or middle poverty combined = <200% FPL; and low poverty = ≥200% FPL.