EFFECTS OF MOUTH BREATHING ON FACIAL SKELETAL MORPHOLOGY

Dentofacial morphology of mouth breathing children.

The relationship between dentofacial morphology and respiration has been debated and investigated from various approaches. The aim of this study was to verify the skeletal and dental relationship of mouth and nose breathing children. Thirty-five children, 7 to 10 years of age, were submitted to orthodontic and otorhinolaryngologic evaluations and were separated into 2 groups: 15 nose breathers ...

Impact of mouth breathing on cranio-facial growth.

Mouth breathing: adverse effects on facial growth, health, academics, and behavior.

The vast majority of health care professionals are unaware of the negative impact of upper airway obstruction (mouth breathing) on normal facial growth and physiologic health. Children whose mouth breathing is untreated may develop long, narrow faces, narrow mouths, high palatal vaults, dental malocclusion, gummy smiles, and many other unattractive facial features, such as skeletal Class II or ...

[Mouth breathing and facial growth: the evidence of twins].

The influence of snoring, mouth breathing and apnoea on facial morphology in late childhood: a three-dimensional study

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between the prevalence of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and face shape morphology in a large cohort of 15-year-old children. DESIGN Observational longitudinal cohort study SETTING Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), South West of England. PARTICIPANTS Three-dimensional surface laser scans were taken for 4784 white British chil...