A comparison of self-esteem and social appearance anxiety levels of individuals with different types of malocclusions.

CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents with Class II and III malocclusions reported higher levels of social appearance anxiety scores, and lower levels of self-esteem scores compared to Class I. Complexity of orthodontic treatment need showed a significant impact on social appearance anxiety. PMID: 32643491 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32643491?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - July 8, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Atik E, Önde MM, Domnori S, Tutar S, Yiğit OC Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research