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Question: Among children, does mouth breathing compared with nose breathing result in different dentofacial growth parameters?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Cross-sectional
Investigators from Saudi Arabia and India investigated whether mouth breathing in children with or without nasal obstruction impacted facial growth parameters. Study participants, recruited from a dental clinic in India, were divided into 3 groups for comparison. Group I consisted of mouth breathing children with enlarged adenoids and at least 60% nasopharyngeal obstruction, Group II included mouth breathing children without nasal obstruction, and Group III consisted of nasal breathing children. Participants were 6–12 years old at enrollment.
Assessment of nasal …
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