Maxilo-facial and occlusal characteristic in mouth breathing children

Skeletal and occlusal characteristics in mouth-breathing pre-school children.

This study verified the influence of chronic mouth breathing on dentofacial growth and developmental in pre-school children. The study evaluated 73 children, both sexes, ranging from 3 to 6 years of age. After the otorhinolaryngological breathing diagnosis, 44 mouth-breathing children and 29 nasal-breathing children were compared according to facial and occlusal characteristics. The skeletal pa...

Investigating the frequency of adenoid hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis in children with mouth breathing complaints

Background and Objectives: Nocturnal snoring and open mouth breathing in children is one of the common causes of referrals to pediatricians. The two most common reasons of this problem are adenotonsillar hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis. Based on the findings, there is still no significant relationship between these two diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency ...

Mouth breathing in children with learning disorders.

UNLABELLED Given the importance of studying the causes of learning disorders, we designed this case-control study to assess the nasal cavity volume, pharyngeal and palatine tonsils in children with and without learning disabilities. METHOD A total of forty-eight children were enrolled in the study: twenty-four coming from the Center for Evaluation and Early Stimulation (CADEP), in which the c...

Mouth breathing and its relationship to malocclusion and facial abnormalities.

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