Chung Leng Muñoz, Isabel MaríaBeltri Orta, Paola2018-10-092018-10-092014Chung Leng Muñoz, I. y Beltri Orta, P. (2014). Comparison of cephalometric patterns in mouth breathing and nose breathing children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(7), 1167-1172. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.04.0460165-58761872-8464http://hdl.handle.net/11268/7450Objective: The aim of this study was to compare cephalometric values between nasal and oral breathing children and to measure the upper and lower airway space in both groups. Methods: The study was conducted on 118 pediatric patients, 51 girls and 67 boys, from the Dental Clinic of the Universidad Europea de Madrid. The age ranges of the sample were 6-12 years old. 53 of them were mouth breathers and 65 nose breathers. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were obtained for all of the subjects. The radiographs were analyzed and a cephalometric tracing was performed on each one. Results: The mouth breathing children showed a more retruded mandible (SNB), and a greater inclination of the mandibular plane (NS-Go Gn) and occlusal plane (NS-O Pl.), than the nose breathing children (P< 0.05). The mouth breathing group also had a higher frequency of having the hyoid bone in a more elevated position and the nasopharyngeal air space significantly smaller than the nasal breathing group (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Mouth breathing children seem to have an increase in anterior lower facial height, the hyoid bone in a more elevated position and higher tendency towards having a class II malocclusion compared to nose breathing children.engjournal article10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.04.046restricted accessCraneometríaObstrucción nasalOdontología pediátricaOdontologíaPediatría