Changes in the oral health of US children and adolescents and dental public health infrastructure since the release of the Healthy People 2010 Objectives.

We examined progress in US children's oral health and dental public health infrastructure since the Healthy People 2010 Oral Health Objectives were issued. We summarize trends in the prevalence of dental caries and dental sealants on the basis of national and state-specific data. Trends in state oral health program activities, funding, and staffing were derived from annual surveys.

Total body weight and waist circumference associated with chronic periodontitis among adolescents in the United States.

Objective: To investigate whether measures of obesity are associated with periodontitis.

Design: A case-control study.

Setting: A nationally representative sample using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.