Oral Health, U.S. 2002 Annual Report
Section 1: CARIES
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Dental caries severity-decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces (DMFS/dfs) among children (2–4 and 6–8 years old), adolescents (12–15 years old), and adults (35–44 years old) |
Results from NHANES III indicated that the mean DMFS (permanent teeth) among children aged 6–8 years was 0.3 while the mean DMFS was 4.5 among adolescents aged 12–15 years and 42.5 among adults aged 35–44 years. Among racial/ethnic groups, Mexican American adults had the lowest mean DMFS compared to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks. There were no differences between those living below or at/above the federal poverty level for any age group.
The mean dfs (primary teeth) was 1.4 among those aged 2–4 years and 4.0 among those aged 6–8 years. In both age groups the mean dfs was highest among Mexican Americans and among persons living below the federal poverty level.
In these analyses, dental caries severity was measured by the cumulative indices DMFS for permanent teeth and dfs for primary teeth where the index components were decayed (D/d), missing (M), and filled (F/f) surfaces.
SOURCE OF DATA
The analyses reported here are based on the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- DMFS by age group and gender (Figure 1.2.1)
- The mean DMFS was similar for males and females in each age group.
- DMFS by age group and race/ethnicity (Figure 1.2.2)
- The mean DMFS was lower among adult Mexican Americans aged 35–44 compared to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks. For the other age groups, the mean DMFS was similar among the racial/ethnic groups.
- DMFS by age group and federal poverty level (Figure 1.2.3)
- The mean DMFS for each age group did not vary by federal poverty level.
- dfs by age group and gender (Figure 1.2.4)
- The mean dfs did not vary by gender for either of the age groups.
- dfs by age group and race/ethnicity (Figure 1.2.5)
- The mean dfs was greater for Mexican Americans compared to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks among 2- to 4-year-olds. Also, the mean dfs was greater for Mexican Americans than for non-Hispanic whites among 6- to 8-year-olds.
- dfs by age group and federal poverty level (Figure 1.2.6)
- The mean dfs was higher among persons living below the federal poverty level for persons 2–4 and 6–8 years old.
Bullets reference data that can be found in Tables 1.2.1 and 1.2.2.
Figure 1.2.1. Decayed, missing, and filled surfaces in permanent teeth (DMFS) by age group (ages 6–8, 12–15, and 35–44 years) and gender
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Figure 1.2.2. Decayed, missing, and filled surfaces in permanent teeth (DMFS) by age group (ages 6–8, 12–15, and 35–44 years) and race/ethnicity
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Figure 1.2.3. Decayed, missing, and filled surfaces in permanent teeth (DMFS) by age group (ages 6–8, 12–15, and 35–44 years) and federal poverty level (FPL)
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Figure 1.2.4. Decayed and filled surfaces in primary teeth (dfs) by age group (ages 2–4 and 6–8 years) and gender
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Figure 1.2.5. Decayed and filled surfaces in primary teeth (dfs) by age group (ages 2–4 and 6–8 years) and race/ethnicity
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Figure 1.2.6. Decayed and filled surfaces in primary teeth (dfs) by age group (ages 2–4 and 6–8 years) and federal poverty level (FPL)
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Data source: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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