Feeding preference of mouth breathers of an elementary school

ABSTRACT

Purpose:

to know the preferred kind of alimentary consistency of the mouth breathers in school age of the Elementary teaching.

Methods:

the study included 13 students of both genders of the Elementary teaching between 10 and 14 years old. The selection happened through observations about students in class and through the clinic exam with otorhinolaryngologist and the data were collected during the interview.

Results:

it was observed that 100% of the assessed students showed preference for solid consistency foods. However, it was found that the majority use liquid during the meals with food in their mouths at the same time as this fact eases the ingesting of solids.

Conclusion:

it has been found that there is a higher predominance on choosing solid consistency foods, on the range of the students chosen, regardless of the oral breathing way.

Keywords:
Mouth Breathing; Mastication; Feeding; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences