(See Module
3, section 3.5, Untreated Dental Caries.)
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 Analysis
of data from NHANES indicates
that children ages 2-5 from families
with low incomes were five
times more likely to have untreated
tooth decay than their
peers from families with higher
incomes.
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Children as young as age 1 experience
untreated tooth decay.[7]
- Among children ages 6-8, 72 percent of American
Indian/Alaskan Native children, 50 percent of Hispanic
children, 34 percent of black children, and 31 percent
of all children experience untreated tooth decay.[9]
- As with general health, oral health status tends
to vary in the United States based on sociodemographic
factors.[10]
Analysis of data from NHANES (1988-1994) indicates
that children ages 2-5 from families with low incomes
were five times more likely to have untreated tooth
decay than their peers from families with higher
incomes.[11]
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