The
number of cavities in the average mouth is down and people are keeping
their teeth longer. People, on average, have healthier mouths than even 10
years ago. Specifically:
---The decline in tooth decay was greatest
among kids but holds across every age group.
---Only 40% of young people
age 6 to 19 had ever in their lives had cavities. That’s down from 50% a decade
ago.
---Over the last ten years the proportion of people age 60 who’d lost
all their teeth had decreased from 33% to 25%.
---Use of dental sealants,
which block tooth decay on the chewing surfaces of kids’ vulnerable molars, was
up 64%. 30% of kids had had at least one sealed tooth.
---Adults with
post-high-school degrees had an average of three more teeth than those without a
high school diploma.
---Smokers remain three times more likely than
non-smokers to lose all their teeth. This figure has not changed from a decade
ago.
---Socio-economic status plays a definite role in one’s general and
dental health....33% of low-income adults have untreated decay. This compared
with 16% of middle- and higher-income adults. 19% of kids living in poverty
have untreated decay compared with 8% of wealthier kids.
1-877-Dr Teeth - (360) 740-6212
Town Center Dental
3 Locations - Chehalis, Wa --
Rochester, Wa -- Rainier, Or
