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Factors associated with mouth breathing in children with developmental disabilities
Author(s) -
Castilho Lia Silva,
Abreu Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães,
Oliveira Renata Batista,
Souza e Silva Maria Elisa,
Resende Vera Lúcia Silva
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12157
Subject(s) - medicine , mouth breathing , pacifier , logistic regression , asthma , pediatrics , stepwise regression , dentistry , breathing , anesthesia , breastfeeding
Objective To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with mouth breathing among patients with developmental disabilities of a dental service. Methods We analyzed 408 dental records. Mouth breathing was reported by the patients’ parents and from direct observation. Other variables were as follows: history of asthma, bronchitis, palate shape, pacifier use, thumb sucking, nail biting, use of medications, gastroesophageal reflux, bruxism, gender, age, and diagnosis of the patient. Statistical analysis included descriptive analysis with ratio calculation and multiple logistic regression. Variables with p < 0.25 were included in the model to estimate the adjusted OR (95% CI), calculated by the forward stepwise method. Variables with p < 0.05 were kept in the model. Results Being male ( p = 0.016) and use of centrally acting drugs ( p = 0.001) were the variables that remained in the model. Conclusion Among patients with developmental disabilities, boys and psychotropic drug users had a greater chance of being mouth breathers.