Oral and Dental Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Percent of children ages 6-19 years with untreated dental caries: 16.2% (2005-2008)
- Percent of adults ages 20-64 years with untreated dental caries: 23.7% (2005-2008)
Source: Health, United States: 2011, table 76 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Health care use
- Percent of children ages 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year: 78.9% (2010)
- Percent of adults ages 18-64 with a dental visit in the past year: 61.1% (2010)
- Percent of adults ages 65 and over with a dental visit in the past year: 57.7% (2010)
Source: Health, United States: 2011, table 98 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
More data
- Dental insurance for persons under age 65 years with private health insurance [PDF - 1 MB]
- Frequencies and percents of absence of teeth by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, tables 11, 12 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Oral Health Disparities as Determined by Selected Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives for the United States, 2009–2010
- Oral Health Status and Access to Oral Health Care for U.S. Adults Aged 18–64: National Health Interview Survey, 2008 [PDF - 430 KB]
- Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States [PDF - 863 KB]
- Search Tables for Dental Health in Health Data Interactive
- Selected Oral Health Indicators in the United States, 2005–2008
- Trends in oral health status, U.S. 1988-1994 and 1999-2004 [PDF - 1.8 MB]
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