This statistic displays the prevalence of dental caries among adults aged 65 and over in the United States as of 2011 and 2012 based on age and ethnicity. During this time, 90.5 percent of older 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 of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*
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CDC. (May 1, 2015). Experience of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Experience of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*." Chart. May 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2015). Experience of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Experience of Dental Caries among Older U.S. Adults by Age and Ethnicity in 2011-2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Experience of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Experience of dental caries among older U.S. adults by age and ethnicity in 2011-2012* [Graph], CDC, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448592/prevalence-of-dental-caries-among-elderly-in-us-by-age-and-ethnicity/
