2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Oral Health

How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of tooth decay or gum disease?
Do not include teeth lost for other reasons, such as injury or orthodontics.

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 5 6 or more but not all All None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,232 1,273 28.7 27.1-30.3 443 10.3 9.2-11.5 205 4.6 3.9- 5.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 591 186 29.8 25.6-34.5 77 12.3 9.4-15.9 44 7.0 4.8- 9.9 284 50.9 45.9-55.9
Region 3 342 120 31.4 25.8-37.7 28 7.2 4.5-11.5 24 6.5 4.0-10.4 170 54.9 48.4-61.2
Region 4 860 245 26.5 23.2-30.0 80 10.0 7.6-13.0 29 3.1 2.1- 4.7 506 60.4 56.4-64.2
Region 5 622 182 26.9 23.1-31.2 64 10.6 8.0-13.9 21 4.1 2.4- 6.8 355 58.4 53.7-62.9
Region 6 300 89 29.6 23.8-36.1 31 10.7 6.9-16.1 20 5.5 3.4- 8.9 160 54.2 47.5-60.7
Region 7 796 234 28.7 25.1-32.5 63 7.0 5.2- 9.3 23 3.1 1.8- 5.4 476 61.2 57.2-65.1
Region 8 382 127 32.2 27.1-37.9 48 11.0 8.0-15.0 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 192 52.9 47.1-58.5
Region 9 & 10 339 90 25.8 20.6-31.8 52 14.7 10.7-19.7 29 7.4 4.9-11.2 168 52.1 45.7-58.5
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,142 341 29.1 26.1-32.3 154 11.8 9.8-14.0 61 4.8 3.6- 6.4 586 54.4 50.9-57.7
Piedmont 2,364 694 27.7 25.6-29.8 195 8.9 7.6-10.5 84 3.7 2.8- 4.7 1,391 59.8 57.4-62.1
Western NC 726 238 30.4 26.4-34.6 94 12.5 9.7-16.0 60 8.5 6.2-11.5 334 48.6 44.0-53.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 512 153 27.6 23.3-32.3 65 12.0 9.0-15.8 35 6.1 4.0- 9.2 259 54.4 49.1-59.6
Northwest 593 198 29.4 25.2-34.0 57 9.4 6.7-12.9 46 6.7 4.8- 9.3 292 54.5 49.6-59.4
Charlotte 697 204 27.7 24.1-31.7 64 9.4 7.0-12.6 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7 412 60.7 56.4-64.9
Greensboro 475 139 26.2 21.9-31.1 51 10.9 8.0-14.7 19 4.8 2.7- 8.4 266 58.1 52.7-63.3
Southern Regional 346 103 28.4 23.1-34.3 46 11.7 8.2-16.3 20 4.7 2.9- 7.7 177 55.2 49.0-61.3
Southeast 213 76 34.5 27.4-42.4 25 12.4 7.9-18.9 *** *** *** 103 47.8 40.1-55.5
Wake 864 249 28.6 25.2-32.3 61 6.8 5.0- 9.0 25 3.5 2.1- 5.8 529 61.1 57.2-64.8
Area L & Eastern 532 151 27.8 23.5-32.6 74 12.5 9.6-16.1 34 5.6 3.8- 8.3 273 54.0 48.9-59.0
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 591 186 29.8 25.6-34.5 77 12.3 9.4-15.9 44 7.0 4.8- 9.9 284 50.9 45.9-55.9
Region 2 608 201 29.5 25.4-34.0 60 9.6 7.1-12.9 32 4.6 3.0- 6.9 315 56.3 51.5-61.0
Region 3 869 249 26.6 23.4-30.2 81 9.8 7.5-12.7 30 3.1 2.1- 4.6 509 60.5 56.6-64.2
Region 4 1,122 324 27.6 24.7-30.8 89 7.7 6.1- 9.8 35 4.0 2.6- 6.0 674 60.6 57.2-64.0
Region 5 572 185 31.4 27.1-36.0 72 12.1 9.3-15.8 32 5.2 3.5- 7.6 283 51.3 46.5-56.1
Region 6 470 128 26.9 22.4-32.0 64 12.4 9.3-16.2 32 6.4 4.3- 9.5 246 54.3 48.9-59.6

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*If wisdom teeth are removed because of tooth decay or gum disease, they should be included in the count for lost teeth.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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