Open AccessEvaluation of the Average Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Volume in 10–13-year-old Children: A Preliminary CBCT Study
Author(s) -
Ritesh Kalaskar,
Shruti Balasubramanian,
Ashita Kalaskar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1917
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cavity , mouth breathing , maxilla , breathing , dentistry , cone beam computed tomography , nasopharyngeal cancer , oral cavity , computed tomographic , orthodontics , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , surgery , anesthesia , radiation therapy , computed tomography
Mouth breathing is one of the most common deleterious habits prevalent in children which leads to various skeletal and dental malocclusions. Due to the close relationship between nasal and nasopharyngeal cavity volume and maxilla, transverse maxillary deficiency causes reduced nasal and nasopharyngeal cavity volume leading to mouth breathing. Therefore, knowledge of average nasal and nasopharyngeal cavity volume is essential to accurately diagnose mouth breathing and to evaluate underlying causative factors.