[The determination of oral care habits by surveying the children of Russia and Finland]. / Vyiavlenie navykov ukhoda za polost'iu rta putem anketirovaniia detei Rossii i Finliandii.

Questionnaires were distributed among 1187 children aged 7, 9 and 12 living in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Kuopio and dental examinations of these children were carried out. Children together with their parents answered the questions concerning tooth cleaning, consumption of sweets, parents' education. Analysis of the results helped detect the population motivation to proper care of the oral cavity and time course of this motivation.