A new study shows that there is a clear link between being bullied and the presence of "sticking out teeth" or malocclusion.A team of hospital based clinicians who primarily treat children with malocclusion have conducted a UK based study investigating the relationship between being bullied and the presence of malocclusion, and its effects on an individual's self-esteem and "oral health related quality of life". Three hundred and thirty six adolescents aged between 10-14 years of age took part in this study.
13% of adolescents aged between 10-14 years examined for orthodontic treatment had been bullied; being bullied is significantly associated with "sticking out teeth".
A website has been created to provide advice for both parents and adolescents who are being bullied https://sites.google.com/site/bullyingandorthodontics
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