Relationship between abnormal swallowing and mouth breathing / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between abnormal swallowing and mouth breathing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-eight patients with abnormal swallowing and 38 patients with normal swallowing were selected. All patients presented with no airway constriction. The age range of the patients was 11-14 years old. The number of patients with mouth breathing was calculated. Statistical analysis (χ(2) test) was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The number of patients with mouth breathing in the abnormal swallowing group (17, 45%) was significantly higher than that in the normal swallowing group (5, 13%) (χ(2) = 9.212, P = 0.002).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Abnormal swallowing was related to mouth breathing.</p>