Abstract
Abstract Malocclusion may affect adolescents’ sociability and may be associated with school violence. This study aimed to analyze the association between malocclusion, bullying, and cyberbullying among teenagers. The cross-sectional study was conducted with 801 adolescents aged 14 to 19 from public schools in Olinda, Brazil. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire based on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and a clinical intraoral examination following Moyers’ criteria. A logistic regression model was adjusted for each dependent variable, including only those variables that showed a significant association (p-value ≤ 0.20) in the bivariate analysis. The statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows. Most of the participants were females aged 14 to 16, with a family income of up to one minimum wage. Nearly 40% had class II malocclusion, 20% reported bullying, and 10% cyberbullying. Adolescents with anterior open bite had a higher likelihood of being bullied (OR: 2.9; CI: 1.4-6.2). It was concluded that malocclusion with facial impact is associated with bullying but not with cyberbullying.