Gingival bleeding tied to dental shame and verbal bullying among adolescents: Study
Recent research reveals that presence of gingival bleeding negatively impacts the social life of adolescents, causing more episodes of verbal bullying.
The study is published in the Journal of Periodontology.
Previous studies have shown that verbal harassment is the most common form of bullying which affects the health and well‐being of children and adolescents, which can perpetuate into adulthood. The presence of gingival bleeding and edema in the anterior region has been pointed as a determining factor in the decline of oral health self‐perception and oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adolescents.
Accordingly, gingival bleeding may be a substantial factor in dental appearance and well‐being of adolescents, and consequently in the occurrence of verbal bullying, because children and adolescents commonly judge the physical aspects between them, which can lead to emotional and social problems. However, no scientific evidence of this association has been evaluated.
Hence, Renita Baldo Moraes and colleagues from the Department of Nursing and Dentistry, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil conducted the present study to assess the association between gingival bleeding and reports of verbal bullying among adolescents.
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