[ultimate_spacer height=”20″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Effects of Mouth breathing on faces of children & adolescents” heading_tag=”h3″ alignment=”left” margin_design_tab_text=””][/ultimate_heading][ultimate_spacer height=”15″][vc_column_text]Mouth breathing is a habit when breathing if preferred through mouth instead of nose. This hampers all the functions of nasal breathing and affects the faces of growing children.
The facial features observed are-
Long and narrow face
Increase in nose to chin distance called as the lower anterior facial height
Less forward growth of upper and lower jaw
Backward and downward swing of lower jaw
Mouth breathing habit should be left as soon as possible to prevent its deleterious effects on growth of jaws and faces.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][vc_toggle title=”References”]
