Abstract
To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with mouth breathing among patients with developmental disabilities of a dental service. We analyzed 408 dental records. Mouth breathing was reported by the patients' parents and from direct observation. Other variables were as -follows: history of asthma, bronchitis, palate shape, pacifier use, thumb -sucking, nail biting, use of medications, gastroesophageal reflux, bruxism, gender, age, and diagnosis of the patient. Statistical analysis included descriptive analysis with ratio calculation and multiple logistic regression. Variables with p < 0.25 were included in the model to estimate the adjusted OR (95% CI), calculated by the forward stepwise method. Variables with p < 0.05 were kept in the model. Being male (p = 0.016) and use of centrally acting drugs (p = 0.001) were the variables that remained in the model. Among patients with -developmental disabilities, boys and psychotropic drug users had a greater chance of being mouth breathers.
References
Dec 24, 2002·Archives of Disease in Childhood·P C Seddon, Y Khan
Nov 23, 2006·Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology·Valdenice Aparecida De MenezesRuty Mara E Silva Pontes
Apr 24, 2010·Ciência & saúde coletiva·Josiane Marques FelcarJefferson Rosa Cardoso
Nov 6, 2010·Caries Research·M StenssonD Birkhed
Jul 7, 2011·Sleep·Karen A BonuckKatherine Freeman
Aug 3, 2011·Clinics·Lara Jansiski MottaSandra Kalil Bussadori
Oct 28, 2011·Brazilian Oral Research·Cristina Batista MiamotoLeandro Silva Marques
Sep 7, 2012·Sleep Medicine·Amelia I GillBarbara C Galland
Feb 12, 2013·Sleep Medicine·Paresh ZanzmeraMadhuri Behari
Mar 5, 2014·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Sotiria GizaniJohn Tzoutzas
Aug 27, 2014·Clinics in Chest Medicine·Gilbert SedaTeofilo Lee-Chiong
Oct 2, 2014·São Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina·Rita Cristina Sadako KuroishiMarisa Tomoe Hebihara Fukuda
Apr 24, 2015·BMC Research Notes·Angelina Kakooza-MwesigeJames K Tumwine
Citations
Aug 9, 2016·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Mehmet Emre DincCeki Paltura
Mar 1, 2019·International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry·Ana Cristina Fernandes Maria FerreiraMaria Teresa Botti Rodrigues Santos
Dec 27, 2017·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Lia Silva de CastilhoVera Lúcia Silva Resende
Jun 5, 2020·Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology·Ana Márcia Menezes de OliveiraPaulo Ricardo Saquete Martins-Filho
Sep 28, 2021·Odontology·Bruna L NascimentoEvelise M Souza
Oct 28, 2021·Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry·Karen LansdownHayley Smithers-Sheedy