Mouth breathing has been associated with serious effects on the growth and development of the facial skeleton and teeth occlusion on the account of the displacement of normal lateral, buccal and lingual muscular forces. Several reasons like mandibular posture, incompetent lips, and suspected nasal airway obstruction due to adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy, rhinitis, or deviated nasal septum have been attributed to the development of mouth breathing in children. Want to master the skill of habit correction in young mouth-breathing patients?
Join us in an interesting Dent-E-ssentials webinar session with renowned pedodontist Dr. Nithi Rajadhyaksha , on 8 th October 2021 , from 3 PM onwards. Here’s a sneak peek into the session highlights: Normal and abnormal breathing mechanism Etiology of mouth breathing habit in children Effects of mouth breathing on dentition and face Different treatment…
