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Nasal breathing after removing sucking habit and myofunctional therapy

PURPOSE: to evaluate the influence of removing pacifier and baby bottle sucking habit and Myofunctional Therapy in increasing nasal airing. METHODS: twenty children aged up to four year, were distributed in two groups according to the treatment, and named: REM Group (only submitted to habits removal) and FMT Group (submitted to habits removal and later to Myofunctional Therapy). The data obtained from the air flow expired by the nostrils were obtained by using the millimeter nasal mirror of Altmann and quantified in millimeter paper (reference block). The exams were accomplished in three times (pre-treatment, 60 and 180 days after treatment). The data were submitted to t Test for two independent samples and the paired t Test (p < 0.05). RESULTS: it was observed that the increase of the nasal airing after treatments were significantly superior for the FMT Group than for the REM Group (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Myofunctional Therapy was able to improve increase of nasal airing and consequently enhancement of nasal breathing.

Habits; Myofunctional Therapy; Suction; Mouth Breathing


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