HC Deb 14 June 1995 vol 261 c558W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the percentage of people aged 10 to 18 years with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay. [271991]

Mr. Malone

The table shows the percentage of children in England aged from 10 to 15 years with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay. Figures for 10 to 18-year-olds are not available. The age group covered by the adult dental health survey is 16 to 24. The results of the 1993 child dental health survey, however, shows substantial improvements, since previous studies in 1983 and 1973, in the number of children who are caries free. For further explanation, I refer the hon. Member to the following Office of Population Censuses and Surveys publications—"Adult Dental Survey", 1988, and "Children's Dental Health in the United Kingdom", 1993. These publications are available in the Library.

Percentage of children aged 10 to 15 years with permanent teeth which are actively decayed, filled or missing due to decay in 1983 and 1993
England
Age
Tooth condition 10 11 12 13 14 15
Actively decayed
1983 25 28 30 31 37 40
1993 14 19 22 25 27 27
Filled (otherwise sound)
1983 45 56 68 71 79 85
1993 16 23 37 40 46 48
Missing due to decay
1983 5 8 12 14 16 21
1993 3 5 6 5 4 5
Any decay experience
1983 61 69 79 81 87 92
1993 28 38 50 53 58 60

Source:

Children's Dental Health 1993 OPCS.