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QuickStats: Prevalence of Untreated Dental Caries in Primary Teeth Among Children Aged 2–8 Years, by Age Group and Race/Hispanic Origin — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2014
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  • Alternative Title:
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
  • Description:
    During 2011-2014, 13.7% of children aged 2-8 years had untreated dental caries in their primary teeth (baby teeth). The proportion of children with untreated dental caries in their primary teeth increased with age: 10.9% among children aged 2-5 years and 17.4% among children aged 6-8 years. A larger proportion of Hispanic (19.4%) and non-Hispanic black children (19.3%) had untreated dental caries in primary teeth compared with non-Hispanic white (9.5%) children.

  • Subject:
  • Pubmed ID:
    28278144
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC5687194
  • Document Type:
    Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Collection(s):
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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