CDC: Most American Adults Have Had At Least One Cavity
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4774344sean/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Wednesday that indicates the vast majority of American adults have had at least one cavity in their lives.
The study, published by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Data from the survey indicated that 91 percent of adults under the age of 65 reported having suffered at least one cavity.
That figure jumped to 96 percent among those older than 65.
The study also found that just 48 percent of adults under 65 still had all of their teeth. Twenty percent of those older had no remaining teeth.
The survey also found the number of Americans under 40 with all of their teeth is double that of those between the ages of 40 and 64.
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