Oral health status of children with mouth breathing due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Elif BallikayaMeryem Uzamis Tekcicek

Abstract

Mouth breathing is an important health problem, commonly encountered in children. In children, adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy is the main reason causing partial or complete upper airway obstruction and reduction in airflow. This study aimed to determine the oral health status of children aged 3-15 years, with mouth breathing who were due to have surgery for adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy and referred to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Children's Hospital of a University in Ankara, Turkey between January-July 2015. The approval of the Non-Interventional Clinical Researches Ethics Board of Hacettepe University and written informed consents from the parents were obtained. The parents completed a questionnaire before the surgery. The children were examined using dental mirror and explorer under dental unit lighting. Oral health status was evaluated with DMFT/S, dmft/s, ICDAS II, dental plaque and gingival indices. The chi-square test, Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U tests were used to statistically analyse the results, with statistical significance p<0.05. Of the 170 children who had adenotonsillar hypertrophy with mouth breathing, 150 the parents agreed to participate the study. 77 of the children (51.3%) were male; the mean ...Continue Reading

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Jan 29, 2021·Clinical Oral Investigations·Cristiane Medianeira SavianBianca Zimmermann Santos
Apr 23, 2021·BioMed Research International·Nilsu İnönü-SakallıDamla Akşit-Bıçak

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