A study on the relationship between respiratiory mode and dental occlusion / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

砄bjective To study the relationship between respiratiory mode and dental occlusion. Methods: UI SN, LI MP, UI LI, OB, OJ and M1～M2 were measured with cephalometric technic in 34 oral breathing children and 34 nasal breathing children (aged 11～14 years) . Results: UI LT and OB in the children with oral breathing were smaller than those in the children with nasal breathing( P 0.05). Conclusion: The children with oral breathing may have smaller oberbite and more proclined dental arch.