Etiology and treatment of mouth breathing habit

Malocclusion is a condition that deviates from normal occlusion including irregularities of the teeth in the arch of the jaw such as crowding, protrusive, malposition and relationships that are not harmonious with the antagonist teeth. Non-physiological oral habits are abnormal human habits that cause stresses and tendencies that persist and are repeated continuously so that it affects craniofacial growth and is usually called bad habits. Changes in the activity of these muscles will lead to modification of facial growth patterns and head posture that can result in dentofacial deformity. Adaptation from nasal breathing to mouth breathing causes several unhealthy things, such as chronic middle ear infections, sinusitis, upper respiratory tract infections, sleep disor-ders, and facial growth disorders.

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Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections: the role of doxycycline

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2021-23-29-36 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

A. P. Pereverzev ◽

A. S. Pereverzeva ◽

G. P. Kovaleva ◽

O. D. Ostroumova

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Tract ◽

Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Chlamydia Pneumoniae ◽

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Temporal Region ◽

Upper Respiratory Tract ◽

Nasal Breathing ◽

Diagnostic Center ◽

Upper Respiratory ◽

Tract Infections

Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are a large group of infectious diseases (mainly viral and bacterial), affecting the mucous of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx. URTI are very common in inpatient and outpatient clinical practice. In this article, we present a clinical case of Patient N., 20 years old, consulted with upper respiratory tract damage caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae. The patient admitted to clinical diagnostic center on 07.07.2021 with complaints of pain in the left maxillary sinus with irradiation to the left temporal region, difficulty in nasal breathing, pain in the pharynx, aggravated by swallowing, and increased body temperature (37,5 °C). The patient was consulted by an interdisciplinary team (ENT doctor and clinical pharmacologist). After carrying out physical, instrumental and laboratory tests the diagnose Chlamydia pneumoniae - associated URTI was established and, the patient was prescribed doxycycline at a dose of 100 mg 2 two times a day on the 1st day following by 100 once a day for the next 6 days with a positive effect. The doxycycline was choisen because of a more favorable safety and efficacy profile compared to fluoroquinolones and some other antibacterial agents. After 7 days of treatment, the patient recovered completely. Among all doxycycline drugs available on the market of the Russian Federation, Doxycycline Express (JSC Pharmstandard-Leksredstva) stands out due to its high quality, bioequivalence to the original drug and comfortable regime of use due to the dosage form (dispersible tablets), that increases the patient’s compliance and allows it to be used by some special categories of patients (elderly and senile patients, patients with dysphagia, etc.

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Jarabak 's cephalometric analysis of Brazilian black patients

Brazilian Dental Journal ◽

10.1590/s0103-64402007000300016 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 258-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mayury Kuramae ◽

Maria Beatriz Borges de Araújo Magnani ◽

Eloísa Marcantonio Boeck ◽

Adriana Simoni Lucato

Keyword(s):

Growth Period ◽

Growth Direction ◽

Mean Value ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

Cephalometric Analysis ◽

Facial Growth ◽

Mean Values ◽

Significance Level ◽

Normal Occlusion ◽

Cephalometric Measurements

The treatment of skeletal disharmonies presents better results when performed during the growth period. The physical changes that occur in every individual express growth, which is ruled by genetic, general and environmental factors. In order to identify such disharmonies and hence concentrate the clinical actions during treatment and influence facial growth, cephalometrics appears as a useful a diagnostic tool for identifying facial growth patterns or growth direction. Jarabak's cephalometric analysis is used to assess facial growth pattern of subjects with normal occlusion or malocclusions. The purpose of this study was to obtain mean values for cephalometric measurements from Jarabak's cephalometric analyses of black Brazilian subjects resident in the city of Piracicaba, São Paulo state, Brazil and vicinities, who presented Class I molar relationship with normal overjet and overbite, mild or no tooth crowding or spacing, and no history of orthodontic treatment. A sample of 37 stone plaster casts and 37 lateral teleradiographs from both male and female individuals aged 10 to 14 years was evaluated. Data were analyzed statistically by Student's t-test at 5% significance level. There was no significant differences between genders. The cephalometric measurements obtained in this study were similar to the Jarabak's standards, except for S-N mean value in females (66.50 mm ± 3.16), which was significantly lower than the standard.

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Prevalence of Secretory Otitis Media in Seven to Eight Year Old School Children

Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology ◽

10.1177/00034894800890s305 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 89 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 7-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Erkki Virolainen ◽

Pekka Tuohimaa ◽

Heikki Puhakka ◽

Olli Ruuskanen ◽

Eero Aantaa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Otitis Media ◽

School Children ◽

Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Upper Respiratory Tract ◽

Secretory Otitis Media ◽

Ear Infections ◽

Upper Respiratory ◽

Tract Infections ◽

Ear Symptoms

One thousand two hundred and seven school children aged seven to eight years were examined in the spring of 1978 in order to determine the frequence of undiagnosed secretory otitis media (SOM). All children were without any subjective ear symptoms. Two and eight tenths percent of the children were found to have SOM. The relation between SOM and the appearance of allergy, the occurrence of earlier otitis media, the occurrence of repeated upper respiratory tract infections and the treatment of earlier middle ear infections are discussed.

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