According to a recent report from hospital-based orthodontic specialists, one in eight teenagers with irregularly shaped teeth have experienced bullying. The bullying is said to have caused a negative influence on their self-esteem as well as on their quality of oral health.
The study unveils that the children with certain dental features, such as:
- maxillary overcrowding
- a cleft lip, with or without a cleft palate
- an overjet and a deep overbite
