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Article

Open Mouth Posture and Cross-Sectional Nasal Area in Young Children

by
Gloria D. Kellum
1,
Alan M. Gross
2,*,
Michael Walker
2,
Monica Foster
2,
Diane Franz
2,
Cathy Michas
2 and
F. W. Bishop
3
1
Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
2
Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
3
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther. 1993, 19(1), 25-28; https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1993.19.1.4
Submission received: 1 November 1993 / Revised: 1 November 1993 / Accepted: 1 November 1993 / Published: 1 November 1993

Abstract

A biracial sample of two-hundred ninety-six children were assessed for open-mouth posture (OMP) in the natural environment. In addition, rhinometry was performed on 288 of the youngsters. Means were computed for percent OMP and cross-sectional nasal airway. Results indicated that in general these children exhibited relatively high rates of OMP. Boys displayed significantly greater OMP than girls. However, children exhibiting OMP on 80% of the observation intervals had significantly smaller cross-sectional nasal areas than the youngsters who displayed OMP on fewer than 20% of observation intervals. The implications of the findings were discussed.

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Kellum, G.D.; Gross, A.M.; Walker, M.; Foster, M.; Franz, D.; Michas, C.; Bishop, F.W. Open Mouth Posture and Cross-Sectional Nasal Area in Young Children. Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther. 1993, 19, 25-28. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1993.19.1.4

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Kellum GD, Gross AM, Walker M, Foster M, Franz D, Michas C, Bishop FW. Open Mouth Posture and Cross-Sectional Nasal Area in Young Children. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy. 1993; 19(1):25-28. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1993.19.1.4

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kellum, Gloria D., Alan M. Gross, Michael Walker, Monica Foster, Diane Franz, Cathy Michas, and F. W. Bishop. 1993. "Open Mouth Posture and Cross-Sectional Nasal Area in Young Children" International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy 19, no. 1: 25-28. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1993.19.1.4

APA Style

Kellum, G. D., Gross, A. M., Walker, M., Foster, M., Franz, D., Michas, C., & Bishop, F. W. (1993). Open Mouth Posture and Cross-Sectional Nasal Area in Young Children. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 19(1), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1993.19.1.4

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