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Reduce the proportion of adults aged 45 years and over who have lost all their teeth — OH‑05 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About this objective

Data

Data Source:  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

National baseline: 9.1 percent of adults aged 45 years and over had lost all of their natural teeth in 2013-16

National target: 6.3 percent

Numerator
Number of adults aged 45 years and over with a clinical confirmation of having lost all their natural teeth, including third molars.
Denominator
Number of adults aged 45 years and over.
National target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
National target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
National target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
National data collection frequency
Periodic

Methodology

Methodology notes

The case definition is "lost all teeth due to caries or periodontal diseases"; however, because it is not feasible to identify the cause of tooth loss, the absence of 32 natural teeth (including third molars) is used as a proxy. The measurement protocol described for Healthy People 2000 is still in use.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective OH-4.2 in that objective OH-4.2 tracks persons aged 65 to 74 years, while this objective tracks persons aged 45 years and over.
Revision History
Revised. 

In 2026, the baseline value was changed from 7.9 to 9.1 percent. The target was changed from 5.4 to 6.3 percent. The target-setting method did not change.

References

Additional resources about the objective