{
  "id": 864418,
  "title": "Braces beyond treatment: Gen Z’s fashion craze and the hidden dental risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/braces-beyond-treatment-gen-zs-fashion-craze-and-the-hidden-dental",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/braces-beyond-treatment-gen-zs-fashion-craze-and-the-hidden-dental-risks/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At the time, children who wore spectacles were often perceived as intelligent, affluent or “Dbee” [dada ba] and, depending on whom you asked, more attractive. The stereotype became so entrenched that spectacles were commonly associated with class prefects, school prefects, science students and self-proclaimed serious students. Today, that craze has largely faded. Although some members […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}