Diagnosis and treatment of mouth breathing in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2020.01.002
- VernacularTitle: 儿童口呼吸的诊断与处理
- Author:
Xianglong ZENG
1
;
Xuemei GAO
Author Information
1. Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mouth breathing;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Risk management
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2020;55(1):3-8
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Mouth breathing in children are increasingly concerned by the physicians and the society. Incompetent lip closure can be classified as oral habit and pathological mouth breathing. Pathologic mouth breathing due to hypertrophy of adenoids and tonsils is often the cause of obstructive sleep apnea in children, which may lead to craniofacial deformities and other consequences. At present, there are many problems in the definition, diagnosis and treatment of mouth breathing, which need to be clarified.
