Oral Health, U.S. 2002 Annual Report
Section 4: TOOTH LOSS
Edentulism, defined as total tooth loss, is more prevalent among persons with less than a high school education, those without dental insurance, non-Hispanic blacks, and current everyday smokers (CDC, 1999).
Between the 1950s and the early 1990s the prevalence of edentulism in the United States decreased from 50% to 42% among people aged 65 and older, from 28% to 11% for 45– to 64–year-olds, and from 5% to 2% for persons 18 to 44 years old (Oliver & Brown, 1993).
Using data from the 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of the U.S. population who were edentulous varied by state. Hawaii had the lowest percentage (16%) while Kentucky had the highest (44%).
SOURCES OF DATA
Analyses reported here are based on data from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, and the 1999 Behavioral Risk factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Demographic differences for:
- All age ranges (25 to 74 years)
- The prevalence of edentulism was lower among those with more education (Figure 4.3.1).
- The prevalence of edentulism was lower among those with higher incomes or living at or above the federal poverty level (Figures 4.3.1 and 4.3.2).
- 25- to 44-year-olds
- Two percent of this age group was edentulous.
- A greater percentage of non-Hispanic whites than Hispanics were edentulous (Figure 4.3.1).
- 45- to 64-year-olds
- Ten percent of this age group was edentulous.
- Non-Hispanic whites had the highest prevalence of edentulism (Figure 4.3.1).
- 65- to 74-year-olds
- Twenty-five percent of this age group was edentulous.
- No significant differences in prevalence were found between racial/ethnic groups (Figure 4.3.1).
Bullets reference data that can be found in Tables 4.3.1, 4.3.2 and 4.3.3.
REFERENCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Total tooth loss among persons aged > or = 65 years-selected states, 1995-1997.
MMWR 1999;48(10):206–210.
Oliver RC, Brown LJ. Periodontal diseases and tooth loss. Periodontology 2000 1993;2:117–127.
Figure 4.3.1. Prevalence of edentulism by selected demographic characteristics
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Data source: 1998 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Figure 4.3.2. Prevalence of edentulism by annual family income and age
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Data source: 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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