Oral and Dental Health

• Percent of children ages 2-19 years with untreated or restored dental caries in one or more primary or permanent teeth: 46.0% (2017-March 2020).
• Percent of adults age 65 and older with complete tooth loss: 13.2% (2017-March 2020)

Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–March 2020 Prepandemic Data Files—Development of Files and Prevalence Estimates for Selected Health Outcomes, Tables 4, 9 [PDF – 436 KB]

• Percent of children ages 5–19 years with untreated dental caries: 13.2% (2015-2018)
• Percent of adults ages 20–44 with untreated dental caries: 25.9% (2015-2018)
• Percent of adults ages 45–64 with untreated dental caries: 25.3% (2015-2018)
• Percent of adults age 65 and older with untreated dental caries: 20.2% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 28 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults age 18 and older with a dental exam or cleaning in the past year: 65.5% (2023)

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2023 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 254 KB]

• Percent of children ages 2–17 years with a dental visit in the past year: 86.9% (2019)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, table DentCh [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• National Health Interview Survey
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Oral Health
• American Dental Association