SynthesisItalian journal of pediatrics2018
Malocclusion and rhinitis in children: an easy-going relationship or a yet to be resolved paradox? A systematic literature revision.
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- Dental arch dimension and palatal morphology in children and adolescents with mouth breathing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of mouth breathing on facial skeletal development in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2021Pooled it
- Incompetent lip seal and nail biting as risk factors for malocclusion in Japanese preschool children aged 3-6 years.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Association among Orthodontic Malocclusions, Paranasal Sinuses Anatomic Variations and Adenoid Vegetation in Children Using CBCT.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Dental Malocclusion: An Otolaryngologic Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The role of craniofacial maldevelopment in the modern OSA epidemic: a scoping review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of mouth breathing on dentofacial development: A concise review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- The effect of concha bullosa and nasal septal deviation on palatal dimensions: a cone beam computed tomography study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Close Association between Awareness of Teeth-Alignment Disorder and Systemic Disorders in Late Adolescence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The effects of bracketless invisible orthodontics on the PLI, SBI, SPD, and GI and on the satisfaction levels in children with malocclusions.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Effect of glucocorticoids infiltration on CRSwNP after endoscopic sinus surgery and the curative efficacy of nasal ventilation function and mucociliary clearance.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Correlation between Malocclusion and Allergic Rhinitis in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Awareness of Malocclusion Is Closely Associated with Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Arrhythmia in Late Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe relation between nasal flow and malocclusion represents a practical concern to pediatricians, otorhinolaryngologists, orthodontists, allergists and speech therapists. If naso-respiratory function may influence craniofacial growth is still debated. Chronic mouth-breathing is reported to be associated also with a characteristic pattern of dental occlusion. On the other hand, also malocclusion may reduce nasal air flows promoting nasal obstruction. Hereby, the aim of this review was to describe the relationship between rhinitis and malocclusion in children.
methodsAn electronic search was conducted using online database including Pubmed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Embase. All studies published through to January 30, 2017 investigating the prevalence of malocclusion in children and adolescents (aged 0-20 years) affected by rhinitis and the prevalence of rhinitis in children with malocclusion were included. The protocol was registered at PROSPERO - International prospective register of systematic reviews under CRD42016053619.
resultsTen studies with 2733 patients were included in the analysis. The prevalence of malocclusion in children with rhinitis was specified in four of the studies ranging from as high as 78.2% to as low as 3%. Two out of the studies reported the prevalence of rhinitis in children with malocclusion with a rate ranging from 59.2 to 76.4%.
conclusionThe results of this review underline the importance of the diagnosis and treatment of the nasal obstruction at an early age to prevent an altered facial growth, but the data currently available on this topic do not allow to establish a possible causal relationship between rhinitis and malocclusion.
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