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1 July 1984

19 Pages

Influence of Respiratory Pattern on Craniofacial Growth

Center for Human Growth and Development, 1111 East Catherine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Abstract

Mouth breathing is an inevitable result of obstruction of the nasal airway. Associated changes in mandibular posture and the function of related muscles have long been postulated to cause undesirable changes in facial growth. Evidence for such a cause­effect relationship is reviewed and illustrated with clinical records.

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