The prevalence of dental caries among school-age children declined within the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. However, these improvements for children seem to have stalled and for some indicators actually regressed in the 2000s.

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The prevalence of dental caries among school-age children declined within the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. The decline is the result of various preventive measures such as community water fluoridation and increased use of other fluorides, as well as application of dental sealants. But these improvements for children appear to have stalled and, for some indicators, actually regressed slightly in the 2000s. More than half (53%) of children 6-8 years old experienced dental caries in their primary or permanent teeth in 1999-2004, compared to 52% in the years 1988-1994.

The Prevalence of Dental Caries Among School-Age Children Declined Within