Abstract
This article examines the extent to which caries prevalence and untreated caries vary in children by ethnicity and household income level. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994, for 10,332 children 2 to 18 years of age indicate that lower-income children and Mexican-American and African-American children are more likely to have a higher prevalence of caries and more unmet treatment needs than their higher-income and non-Hispanic white counterparts.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Black People
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Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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DMF Index
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Demography
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Dental Care for Children / statistics & numerical data
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Dental Caries / epidemiology*
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Dental Caries / ethnology
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Dental Health Surveys
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Dental Restoration, Permanent / statistics & numerical data
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Ethnicity
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Female
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Health Services Needs and Demand / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Income
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Male
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Mexican Americans / statistics & numerical data
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Poverty
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Social Class
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Sociology
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United States / epidemiology
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White People / statistics & numerical data