Non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American children
and adolescents have a significantly lower
prevalence of
dental sealants than non-Hispanic white
children and
adolescents.
Children and adolescents from families
with low
incomes (less than 200 percent of the
federal poverty
level) are more than twice as likely to
have untreated
dental caries (tooth decay) in their
permanent teeth as are their higher-income counterparts.
Children and adolescents from families
with low incomes are almost 50 percent less likely to have received dental sealants than their
higher-income counterparts.read more...
