Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion · +2 more institutions
Abstract
This study estimated the prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis in the adult U.S. population, with data from the 2009 and 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycle. Estimates were derived from a sample of 3,742 adults aged 30 years and older, of the civilian non-institutionalized population, having 1 or more natural teeth. Attachment loss (AL) and probing depth (PD) were measured at 6 sites per tooth on all teeth (except the third molars). Over 47% of the sample, representing 64.7 million adults, had periodontitis, distributed as 8.7%, 30.0%, and 8.5% with mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis, respectively. For adults aged 65 years and older, 64% had either moderate or…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 118.53
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 19
Authors
5- PIPaul I. EkeCorresponding
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- BABruce A. Dye
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Centers
- LWL. Wei
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Centers
- GTGina Thornton‐Evans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Centers
- RJRobert J. Genco
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Topics & keywords
- Periodontitis
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Medicine
- Clinical attachment loss
- Population
- Dentistry
- Tooth loss
- Demography
- No poverty