According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES),the number of young children 2 to 4 years of age experiencing dental caries in their primary dentition during the years 1999 to 2004 ___________ from 1988 to 1994.

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According to the NHANES,25% of young children age 2 to 4 years of age experienced dental caries in their primary dentition during the years 1999 to 2004,an increase of 18% compared with 1988 to 1994.Of these children,19% had untreated caries in their primary teeth.Eighty-one percent of these children were free of dental caries.