Guidelines proposal for clinical recognition of mouth breathing children

• Auteurs principaux: Maria Christina Thomé Pacheco (Auteur), Camila Ferreira Casagrande (Auteur), Lícia Pacheco Teixeira (Auteur), Nathalia Silveira Finck (Auteur), Maria Teresa Martins de Araújo (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Dental Press Editora, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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INTRODUCTION: Mouth breathing (MB) is an etiological factor for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) during childhood. The habit of breathing through the mouth may be perpetuated even after airway clearance. Both habit and obstruction may cause facial muscle imbalance and craniofacial changes.OBJECTIVE:...