title: Manifestations of personal characteristics in individual oral care.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Preventing diseases of oral cavity, specifically periodontal diseases, is currently a high-priority issue. Despite the wide selection of individual oral care products and the abundance of information on individual oral care, the prevalence of tooth decay and inflammatory periodontal diseases remains high. Apart from knowledge of individual oral care, of great importance for patients is their capacity to develop strong motivation for full-scale hygienic procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients' motivation is immediately interconnected with their personality specifics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article provides the analysis on the relationship between the patient's oral cavity status and his or her personality profile.
authors.affiliation: City Periodontology Center "PAKS", Therapeutic Dentistry Department, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Marata St. 41-20, Saint Petersburg, 191002 Russia.
authors.forename: Vadim V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tachalov
authors.affiliation: City Periodontology Center "PAKS", Therapeutic Dentistry Department, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Marata St. 41-20, Saint Petersburg, 191002 Russia.
authors.forename: Lyudmila Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Orekhova
authors.affiliation: City Periodontology Center "PAKS", Therapeutic Dentistry Department, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Marata St. 41-20, Saint Petersburg, 191002 Russia.
authors.forename: Tatyana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kudryavtseva
authors.affiliation: General and Clinical Psychology Department, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Elena R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Isaeva
authors.affiliation: City Periodontology Center "PAKS", Therapeutic Dentistry Department, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Marata St. 41-20, Saint Petersburg, 191002 Russia.
authors.forename: Ekaterina S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Loboda
keywords: Dental status; Motivation for individual oral care; Oral care; Prevention of dental diseases; Psychological status