Prevalence and Severity of Dental Fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004

NCHS Data Brief
Number 53, November 2010
Prevalence and Severity of Dental Fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004
Eugenio D. Beltrán-Aguilar, D.M.D., M.S., Dr.P.H.; Laurie Barker, M.S.P.H.; and Bruce A. Dye, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Key findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 and the 1986-1987 National Survey of Oral Health in U.S. School Children

•Less than one-quarter of persons aged 6-49 in the United States had some form of dental fluorosis.
•The prevalence of dental fluorosis was higher in adolescents than in adults and highest among those aged 12-15.
•Adolescents aged 12-15 in 1999-2004 had a higher prevalence of dental fluorosis than adolescents aged 12-15 in 1986-1987.