Self-esteem, Adolescents and Malocclusions

Background: A person’s physical attractiveness of a person is one of the first traces of information that can be obtained from the individual. Objective: To determine the characteristics that express self-esteem in adolescents between 15 and 17 years of age who attend the Orthodontics consultation of the Marta Abreu Teaching Polyclinic with malocclusions. Methodological Design: A descriptive, observational study was carried out in the Department of Stomatology, in the period from March 2023 to March 2024. The sample consisted of 30 adolescents selected through non-probabilistic sampling, the techniques and instruments for collecting information were the Medical History, Coppersmith Questionnaire, Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire and semi-structured interview, the results were processed in the SPSS version 15.0 program. Results: As results, it is described that in relation to self-esteem and the distribution of the categories, the medium level is the most frequent, the female sex is the one with the highest incidence, young people experienced a negative impact on their personal image that influences the development of self-perception. Conclusions: Malocclusions affect the self-esteem of adolescents.