Untreated Decayed Permanent Teeth (DT), 1999–2004 Mean number of untreated decayed (DT≥1), missing (MT), filled (FT), and decayed, missing or filled (DMFT) permanent teeth among adults ages 20 to 64 years with at least one DMFT, by selected characteristics: United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–20–2016. Adults, Severity of Decay Measured by Number of Permanent Teeth Affected Percent with untreated caries in permanent teeth (DT), 2011–2016īack to top Table 3.

Percent with untreated caries in permanent teeth (DT), 1999–2004

Prevalence of untreated decay (DT≥1) in permanent teeth among adults ages 20 to 64 years, by selected characteristics: United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–20–2016. Percent of Adults with Untreated Decay in the Permanent Teeth Dept of Health and Human Services 2019.īack to top Table 2. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Oral Health Surveillance Report: Trends in Dental Caries and Sealants, Tooth Retention, and Edentulism, United States, 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. Poverty Status(Income compared to Federal Poverty Level)ĭata Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Percent with caries, missing, or filled permanent teeth, 2011–2016 Percent with caries, missing, or filled permanent teeth, 1999–2004 Prevalence of caries (DMFT≥1) in the permanent teeth among adults ages 20 to 64 years, by selected characteristics: United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–20–2016. Percent of Adults with Caries in the Permanent Teeth DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled teeth): this is the sum of DMT and FT, and is the measure of person’s total lifetime tooth decay.īack to top Table 1.FT (filled teeth): this is the number of decayed teeth that have been treated, which indicates access to dental care and.MT (missing teeth): this is the number of missing teeth due to disease.DT (decayed teeth): this is the number of decayed teeth that have not been treated, which measures unmet need.Units of Measure: Dental caries is measured by a dentist examining a person’s teeth and recording the ones with untreated decay, ones that are missing, and the ones with fillings. Tables 1 through 3 present selected caries estimates in the permanent teeth for adults ages 20 to 64 years and for selected subgroups. There was a significant decrease in the severity of tooth decay (DMFT) for nearly all adults of all ages between the two NHANES cycles.Black and Mexican American subgroups and those with lower incomes and less education had more untreated decay compared to their counterparts.

Adults ages 20 to 64 years had an average of 9.3 decayed, missing, or filled teeth in 2011–2016.

When compared to their counterparts, black and Mexican American adults, younger adults, those with lower incomes and less education, and those who currently smoke were more likely to have untreated decay.

1 in 4 adults ages 20 to 64 years have had untreated decay in both NHANES cycles.

There was a slight decrease in decay prevalence among younger groups of adults and a significant decrease in white adults and for those with higher incomes and education between the two NHANES cycles.

Decay is more prevalent in people who currently smoke compared with those who never or formerly smoked.

Older working-age adults 50 to 64 years had the greatest prevalence of decay (96%) in both NHANES cycles.

Nearly 90% of adults ages 20 to 64 years have had decay in their teeth, a percentage that has not changed significantly between the 1999–20–2016 NHANES cycles.

In spite of this decline, significant disparities are still found in some population groups. The decrease was significant in all population subgroups. This survey applies only to those adults who have teeth.ĭental caries, both treated and untreated, in the permanent teeth of all adults ages 20 to 64 years declined from the early 1970s until the most recent (2011–2016) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Note: Approximately 2% of adults ages 20 to 64 years have no teeth. Adults, Severity of Decay Measured by Number of Permanent Teeth Affectedīack to top Dental Caries in the Permanent (Adult) Teeth

State of decay 3 2019