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RGO.Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia (Online)

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OLIVEIRA, José Márcio Lenzi de et al. Transverse measurements of the jaws of patients with a predominance of nose and mouth breathing in children between 6 and 14 years of age. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.60, n.1, pp. 61-69. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objective To determine and study the occurrence of possible growth and development anomalies of the craniofacial complex in patients aged between 6 and 14, diagnosed with predominantly mouth and nose breathing patterns, and without having received prior dental treatment. Methods We performed transverse jaw measurements on 103 patients between 6 and 14 years of age, registered for orthodontic treatment in the Military Hospital in the Brasilia area. Divided into two groups: Group 1, patients with predominance of nose breathing and Group 2, patients with predominance of mouth breathing. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the upper and lower intercanine or upper intermolar distances, between groups 1 and 2. A smaller statistically significant difference was observed in group 2 when evaluating the lower intermolar distance. Conclusion The group of mouth breathers showed statistically lower values in the lower jaw, thus suggesting a contraction in the posterior arch of patients diagnosed with this breathing pattern.

Palavras-chave : Child; Dental arch; Mouth breathing.

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