During 1999-2000,1.0 million visits to the ED for dental-related problems were made by persons aged under 65 years. Dental-related ED visits increased to 2.3 million during 2009-2010, representing 2.1% of all ED visits among those aged under 65 years, or compared with 1.2% during 1999-2000. Over the same period,the percentage of ED visits for dental-related problems among adults aged 18-44 years increased from 1.7% to 3.2%. Although the percentage of ED visits that were dental-related increased among all age groups aged under 65 years during this period, the percentage was higher among adults aged 18-44 years for all years.
Source: cdc.gov