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Mortality among teenagers aged 12-19 years: United States, 1999-2006
Get PDF"Deaths to teenagers 12-19 years comprise a small fraction of the total deaths occurring each year in the United States. From 1999 to 2006 less than 1 percent (0.68 percent)--or 131,000 deaths--occurred to teenagers 12-19 years. This represents an average of 16,375 deaths per year for this group. Teenage mortality is an important public health issue because the majority of deaths among teenagers are caused by external causes of injury such as accidents, homicide, and suicide. These causes of death are, by definition, preventable. All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated." - p. 1Arialdi M. Minin\ucc\u192o.Caption title.Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references
Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004
Get PDF"Dental fluorosis refers to changes in the appearance of tooth enamel that are caused by long-term ingestion of fluoride during the time teeth are forming. Studies conducted in the 1930s showed that the severity of tooth decay was lower and dental fluorosis was higher in areas with more fluoride in the drinking water. In response to these findings, community water fluoridation programs were developed to add fluoride to drinking water to reach an optimal level for preventing tooth decay, while limiting the chance of developing dental fluorosis. By the 1980s, studies in selected U.S. communities reported an increase in dental fluorosis, paralleling the expansion of water fluoridation and the increased availability of other sources of ingested fluoride, such as fluoride toothpaste (if swallowed) and fluoride supplements. This report describes the prevalence of dental fluorosis in the United States and changes in the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis among adolescents between 1986-1987 and 1999-2004. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 and the 1986- 1987 National Survey of Oral Health in U.S. School Children." - p. 1Eugenio D. Beltra\ucc?n-Aguilar, Laurie Barker, and Bruce A. Dye.Cover title."June 2010.""CS218649.""T38041 11/2010."Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 7).Beltra\ucc?n-Aguilar ED, Barker L, Dye BA. Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004. NCHS data brief, no 53. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010
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