L J Brown1, T P Wall, V Lazar. 1. American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Chicago, Ill. 60611, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This article is the last in a series of three that focuses on recent changes in the caries status of children aged 18 years or younger in the United States. METHODS: This study is based on analyses of data regarding total carious (treated and untreated) permanent and primary teeth among children 6 to 18 years old and children 2 to 10 years old from the first and third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, or NHANES I and NHANES III. The NHANES is periodically conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTS: The cumulative number of carious permanent teeth, both treated and untreated, among 6- to 18-year-olds decreased 57.2 percent, from 4.44, as measured in NHANES I, to 1.90, as measured in NHANES III. The cumulative number of carious primary teeth, both treated and untreated, among 2- to 10-year-olds decreased 39.7 percent, from 2.29, as measured in NHANES I, to 1.38, as measured in NHANES III. CONCLUSIONS: Since the 1970s, the cumulative number of carious permanent and primary teeth, both treated and untreated, has declined substantially among children in the United States. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Effective prevention has reduced caries in children. As a result, dental practice will be more focused on maintaining intact dentitions than on repairing teeth damaged by disease.
BACKGROUND: This article is the last in a series of three that focuses on recent changes in the caries status of children aged 18 years or younger in the United States. METHODS: This study is based on analyses of data regarding total carious (treated and untreated) permanent and primary teeth among children 6 to 18 years old and children 2 to 10 years old from the first and third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, or NHANES I and NHANES III. The NHANES is periodically conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTS: The cumulative number of carious permanent teeth, both treated and untreated, among 6- to 18-year-olds decreased 57.2 percent, from 4.44, as measured in NHANES I, to 1.90, as measured in NHANES III. The cumulative number of carious primary teeth, both treated and untreated, among 2- to 10-year-olds decreased 39.7 percent, from 2.29, as measured in NHANES I, to 1.38, as measured in NHANES III. CONCLUSIONS: Since the 1970s, the cumulative number of carious permanent and primary teeth, both treated and untreated, has declined substantially among children in the United States. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Effective prevention has reduced caries in children. As a result, dental practice will be more focused on maintaining intact dentitions than on repairing teeth damaged by disease.
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