Mouth breathing in children 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. Know more about habit correction in young mouth-breathing patients in an interesting webinar with renowned Pedodontist Dr.
Nithi Rajadhyaksha , on 14 th February 2025 , 3:00 PM IST onwards. Session highlights Normal and abnormal breathing mechanism Etiology of mouth breathing habit in children Effects of mouth breathing on dentition and face Different treatment modalities and methods of correction Stay tuned! More interesting…
