section_path: Demographics/Health/Dentistry
section_name: Dentistry
paragraph_text: Dentistry
  
  Soviet dental technology and dental health were considered notoriously bad. In 1991, the average 35-year-old had 12 to 14 cavities, fillings or missing teeth. Toothpaste was often not available, and toothbrushes did not conform to standards of modern dentistry.