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Tongue pressure measurement in children with mouth‐breathing behaviour
Author(s) -
Azevedo N. D.,
Lima J. C.,
Furlan R. M. M. M.,
Motta A. R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/joor.12653
Subject(s) - tongue , mouth breathing , breathing , medicine , anesthesia , dentistry , audiology , pathology
Summary The tongue plays an important role in oral functions. Reduced tongue strength is often noted among children with mouth‐breathing behaviour. The purposes of this study were to measure the tongue pressure in children with mouth‐breathing behaviour, to compare these values to those of children with nasal‐breathing behaviour and to analyse the relationship between age and tongue pressure in children with a mouth‐breathing pattern and in children with a nasal‐breathing pattern. In this cross‐sectional analytical observational study, we enroled 40 children aged 5‐12 years who either exhibited mouth‐breathing behaviour (n = 20) or nasal‐breathing behaviour (gender‐ and age‐matched [±2 years] controls; n = 20). Tongue pressure was evaluated using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument; 3 measurements were recorded for each participant, with a 30‐seconds rest interval. The average tongue pressure in the mouth‐breathing group was lower than that in the nasal‐breathing group. There was no difference in tongue pressure between genders. There was a strong and direct correlation between tongue pressure and age in the nasal‐breathing group. The breathing pattern impacts tongue pressure development.