Selfie’s and orthodontics - A narrative review

Authors : Pragya Behl, Amanish Singh Shinh, Pritesh Singla, Amanpreet Singh Natt, Karan Maheshwari, Sharnjeet Kaur

DOI : 10.18231/j.jco.2022.014

Volume : 6

Issue : 2

Year : 2022

Page No : 75-78

The impact of selfies on adolescents serves a great deal in affecting their self esteem and quality of life. Selfies allow the individual to closely scrutinize and criticize themselves everyday by dint of their imperfections. The need for orthodontic treatment may arise from this scrutiny which is aided by comments and remarks by peers or on social networking websites.


Keywords: Selfie, Self esteem, Adolescents, Social media, Phone cameras, Malocclusion, Orthodontic treatment


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