Description:
JADA August 2017
Except for a small increase in caries prevalence in young
children from 1999 through 2004, the prevalence of pediatric caries in the
United States has remained consistent for the past 3 decades. The authors used
data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (from
1999 through 2004 and from 2011 through 2014) to ascertain changes in caries
prevalence in youth aged 2 to 19 years. The authors evaluated changes in the
prevalence of caries experience, untreated caries, and severe caries (3 or more
teeth with untreated caries) in the primary, mixed, and permanent dentition
according to poverty status.