[ultimate_spacer height=”20″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Effects of mouth breathing on orofacial muscles of children & adolescents” heading_tag=”h3″ alignment=”left” margin_design_tab_text=””][/ultimate_heading][ultimate_spacer height=”15″][vc_column_text]In order to breathe through mouth, lips and mouth need to be kept open leading to alteration in the orofacial muscle activities. Normally, there is a balance of muscle forces from inside (tongue) and outside (lips and cheeks). Mouth breathing habit alters this balance by
Open mouth posture
Altered tongue position
Altered tonicity and activity of lips and chin
Weak chewing muscles
These changes can not only affect the structures of face & jaws but also airway, posture and arrangement of teeth.[/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][vc_toggle title=”References”]
