title: Dental caries and tooth loss in adults in the United States, 2011-2012.
abstract: Among adults aged 20-64, 91% had dental caries and 27% had untreated tooth decay. Untreated tooth decay was higher for Hispanic (36%) and non-Hispanic black (42%) adults compared with non-Hispanic white (22%) and non-Hispanic Asian (17%) adults aged 20-64. Adults aged 20-39 were twice as likely to have all their teeth (67%) compared with those aged 40-64 (34%). About one in five adults aged 65 and over had untreated tooth decay. Among adults aged 65 and over, complete tooth loss was lower for older Hispanic (15%) and non-Hispanic white (17%) adults compared with older non-Hispanic black adults (29%).
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dye
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thornton-Evans
authors.forename: Xianfen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iafolla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology