This statistic displays the experience of dental caries among adults in the United States caries in 2011-2012, based on age and ethnicity. During this time, 85.6 percent of non-Hispanic black adults had experience with dental caries. In general, oral health-related quality of life tends to decline among older adults due to tooth loss and decay.
Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*
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CDC. (May 1, 2015). Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*." Chart. May 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2015). Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Experience with Dental Caries among Adults in The U.S. by Age and Ethnicity in 2011-2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Experience with dental caries among adults in the U.S. by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* [Graph], CDC, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448585/dental-caries-experience-among-us-adults-by-age-and-ethnicity/