Table 17. Contribution of Untreated Decayed or Filled Permanent Teeth Among Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years
Table 17. Mean percentage contribution of untreated decayed (% DT/DMFT) or filled (% FT/DMFT) permanent teeth among adolescents aged 12–19 years with at least one untreated decayed, missing, or filled permanent tooth (DMFT ≥1)a, by selected characteristics, United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and 2011–2016
|
Characteristic
|
1999-2004
|
2011-2016
|
Change in % DT/DMFTb
|
Change in % FT/DMFTb
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
% DT/DMFT
|
% FT/DMFT
|
% DT/DMFT
|
% FT/DMFT
|
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|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
Mean
|
SE
|
|||
| Total |
22.1
|
1.29
|
75.6
|
1.44
|
19.3
|
1.16
|
78.1
|
1.20
|
-2.8
|
2.6
|
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| 12-15c |
24.2
|
1.76
|
74.0
|
1.94
|
19.6
|
1.44
|
77.6
|
1.46
|
-4.6*
|
3.6
|
| 16-19 |
20.0
|
1.36
|
77.1
|
1.45
|
18.9
|
1.39
|
78.7
|
1.45
|
-1.0
|
1.6
|
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Malec |
24.6
|
1.47
|
73.2
|
1.58
|
21.5
|
1.44
|
76.0
|
1.61
|
-3.1
|
2.8
|
| Female |
19.9
|
1.51
|
77.7
|
1.70
|
17.0*
|
1.56
|
80.4*
|
1.55
|
-2.8
|
2.6
|
| Race and ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanicc |
17.6
|
1.96
|
80.6
|
2.20
|
18.5
|
1.59
|
78.5
|
1.67
|
0.8
|
-2.1
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
32.1
|
1.82
|
64.0
|
2.07
|
23.5
|
2.96
|
73.3
|
3.05
|
-8.6*
|
9.3*
|
| Mexican American |
30.2
|
2.06
|
67.3
|
2.06
|
20.5
|
1.84
|
78.3
|
1.87
|
-9.7*
|
11.0*
|
| Poverty status | ||||||||||
| <100%FPL |
29.8
|
2.18
|
67.4
|
2.18
|
22.4*
|
1.87
|
74.5*
|
1.73
|
-7.4*
|
7.1*
|
| 100%–199% FPL |
27.4
|
2.22
|
69.6
|
2.48
|
21.9*
|
2.00
|
76.2*
|
2.07
|
-5.5
|
6.6*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
15.1
|
1.54
|
83.5
|
1.66
|
14.9
|
1.87
|
82.3
|
1.99
|
-0.2
|
-1.2
|
| Poverty status | ||||||||||
| <200% FPL |
28.6
|
1.68
|
68.5
|
1.76
|
22.1*
|
1.24
|
75.4*
|
1.22
|
-6.4*
|
6.9*
|
| ≥200% FPLc |
15.1
|
1.54
|
83.5
|
1.66
|
14.9
|
1.87
|
82.3
|
1.99
|
-0.2
|
-1.2
|
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 Includes adolescents with at least one permanent tooth present.
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.