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Mouth breathing

MedGen UID:
44508
•Concept ID:
C0026635
•
Finding
Synonyms: Breathing, Mouth; Breathings, Mouth; Mouth Breathing; Mouth Breathings
SNOMED CT: Breathing orally (77329001); Mouth breathing (77329001)

Definition

Habitual breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstruction of nasal passages [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMouth breathing

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation and Management of Snoring.
Yap YY
Sleep Med Clin 2022 Mar;17(1):25-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.10.010. PMID: 35216759
Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management of Halitosis in Children: A Comprehensive Review.
Bawazir OA
J Contemp Dent Pract 2021 Aug 1;22(8):959-963. PMID: 34753852
Effect of orthodontic management and orofacial muscle training protocols on the correction of myofunctional and myoskeletal problems in developing dentition. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Koletsi D, Makou M, Pandis N
Orthod Craniofac Res 2018 Nov;21(4):202-215. Epub 2018 Aug 27 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12240. PMID: 30152171

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Deleterious oral habits related to vertical, transverse and sagittal dental malocclusion in pediatric patients.
Rodríguez-Olivos LHG, Chacón-Uscamaita PR, Quinto-Argote AG, Pumahualcca G, Pérez-Vargas LF
BMC Oral Health 2022 Mar 23;22(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02122-4. PMID: 35321719Free PMC Article
Effects of mouth breathing on facial skeletal development in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhao Z, Zheng L, Huang X, Li C, Liu J, Hu Y
BMC Oral Health 2021 Mar 10;21(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01458-7. PMID: 33691678Free PMC Article
Effect of orthodontic management and orofacial muscle training protocols on the correction of myofunctional and myoskeletal problems in developing dentition. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Koletsi D, Makou M, Pandis N
Orthod Craniofac Res 2018 Nov;21(4):202-215. Epub 2018 Aug 27 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12240. PMID: 30152171
Use of intranasal corticosteroids in adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
Sakarya EU, Bayar Muluk N, Sakalar EG, Senturk M, Aricigil M, Bafaqeeh SA, Cingi C
J Laryngol Otol 2017 May;131(5):384-390. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117000408. PMID: 28238295
Atypical swallowing: a review.
Maspero C, Prevedello C, Giannini L, Galbiati G, Farronato G
Minerva Stomatol 2014 Jun;63(6):217-27. PMID: 25267151

Prognosis

Evaluation of clinical and genetic factors in obstructive sleep apnoea.
de Lourdes Rabelo Guimarães M, de Azevedo PG, Souza RP, Gomes-Fernandes B, Friedman E, De Marco L, Bastos-Rodrigues L
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2023 Dec;43(6):409-416. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N2532. PMID: 37814975Free PMC Article
Development of a pediatric obstructive sleep apnea triage algorithm.
Heath DS, El-Hakim H, Al-Rahji Y, Eksteen E, Uwiera TC, Isaac A, Castro-Codesal M, Gerdung C, Maclean J, Mandhane PJ
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Jul 15;50(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s40463-021-00528-8. PMID: 34266488Free PMC Article
Sleep-disordered breathing in cystic fibrosis.
Shakkottai A, Nasr SZ, Hassan F, Irani S, O'Brien LM, Chervin RD
Sleep Med 2020 Oct;74:57-65. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.05.031. PMID: 32841845Free PMC Article
Open bite: diagnosis, treatment and stability.
Matsumoto MA, Romano FL, Ferreira JT, Valério RA
Braz Dent J 2012;23(6):768-78. doi: 10.1590/s0103-64402012000600024. PMID: 23338275
Children's response to air pollutants.
Bateson TF, Schwartz J
J Toxicol Environ Health A 2008;71(3):238-43. doi: 10.1080/15287390701598234. PMID: 18097949

Clinical prediction guides

Deleterious oral habits related to vertical, transverse and sagittal dental malocclusion in pediatric patients.
Rodríguez-Olivos LHG, Chacón-Uscamaita PR, Quinto-Argote AG, Pumahualcca G, Pérez-Vargas LF
BMC Oral Health 2022 Mar 23;22(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02122-4. PMID: 35321719Free PMC Article
Is ankyloglossia associated with obstructive sleep apnea?
Bussi MT, Corrêa CC, Cassettari AJ, Giacomin LT, Faria AC, Moreira APSM, Magalhães I, Cunha MOD, Weber SAT, Zancanella E, Machado Júnior AJ
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Nov-Dec;88 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S156-S162. Epub 2021 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.09.008. PMID: 34895868Free PMC Article
Oral Manifestations of Rett Syndrome-A Systematic Review.
Mahdi SS, Jafri HA, Allana R, Amenta F, Khawaja M, Qasim SSB
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Jan 28;18(3) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031162. PMID: 33525609Free PMC Article
Sleep-disordered breathing in cystic fibrosis.
Shakkottai A, Nasr SZ, Hassan F, Irani S, O'Brien LM, Chervin RD
Sleep Med 2020 Oct;74:57-65. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.05.031. PMID: 32841845Free PMC Article
Postural disorders in mouth breathing children: a systematic review.
Neiva PD, Kirkwood RN, Mendes PL, Zabjek K, Becker HG, Mathur S
Braz J Phys Ther 2018 Jan-Feb;22(1):7-19. Epub 2017 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.06.011. PMID: 28709588Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of Myofunctional Therapy in Ankyloglossia: A Systematic Review.
González Garrido MDP, Garcia-Munoz C, Rodríguez-Huguet M, Martin-Vega FJ, Gonzalez-Medina G, Vinolo-Gil MJ
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 28;19(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912347. PMID: 36231647Free PMC Article
Effects of mouth breathing on facial skeletal development in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhao Z, Zheng L, Huang X, Li C, Liu J, Hu Y
BMC Oral Health 2021 Mar 10;21(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01458-7. PMID: 33691678Free PMC Article
Effect of orthodontic management and orofacial muscle training protocols on the correction of myofunctional and myoskeletal problems in developing dentition. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Koletsi D, Makou M, Pandis N
Orthod Craniofac Res 2018 Nov;21(4):202-215. Epub 2018 Aug 27 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12240. PMID: 30152171
Postural disorders in mouth breathing children: a systematic review.
Neiva PD, Kirkwood RN, Mendes PL, Zabjek K, Becker HG, Mathur S
Braz J Phys Ther 2018 Jan-Feb;22(1):7-19. Epub 2017 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.06.011. PMID: 28709588Free PMC Article
Acoustic rhinometry in mouth breathing patients: a systematic review.
Melo AC, Gomes Ade O, Cavalcanti AS, Silva HJ
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Mar-Apr;81(2):212-8. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.12.007. PMID: 25618769Free PMC Article

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