Is mouth-breathing related to alterations in facial soft tissues?

Mouth breathing and its relationship to malocclusion and facial abnormalities.

Facial and dental alterations according to the breathing pattern

UNLABELLED There is controversy in the literature about possible interaction of the respiratory mode with the facial and dental structures. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to perform a longitudinal assessment of the changes in facial and dental structures in Angle's Class II, division 1 malocclusion individuals, divided according to the respiratory pattern (predominantly nasal or mouth),...

[Indicative factors of early facial aging in mouth breathing adults].

BACKGROUND Early facial aging in mouth breathing adults. AIM To verify the presence of indicative factors of early facial aging and to characterize the measurements of the projection of the nasogeniane fold to the tragus and of the face width in mouth and nose breathing adults. METHOD Aspects of early facial aging were observed in 60 individuals (presence of dark circles and wrinkles under ...

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

Impact of mouth breathing on cranio-facial growth.