title: QuickStats: Prevalence* of Edentualism†in Adults Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group and Race/Hispanic Origin - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2014.
abstract: During 2011-2014, 17.6% of adults aged ≥65 years were edentulous or had lost all their natural, permanent teeth. Adults aged ≥75 years (23.0%) were more likely to be edentulous compared with adults aged 65-74 years (13.9%). Non-Hispanic black adults aged ≥65 years were more likely to be edentulous (27.0%) compared with non-Hispanic white (16.2%), non-Hispanic Asian (18.0%), and Hispanic adults (16.4%) aged ≥65 years.