The allergic rhinitis importance at buccal breathing etiology

Authors

  • Enio Figueira Junior Universidade Iguaçu
  • Oscarina da Silva Ezequiel Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora e Especialista pela Sociedade Brasileira de Alergia e Imunopatologia.
  • Gilberto Salles Gazêta Departamento de Ixodides da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/Instituto Oswaldo Cruz- RJ.

Keywords:

Respiração bucal, Rinite-fisiopatologia, Ácaros,

Abstract

Buccal breathing (BB) has many causes, such as: allergic rhinitis, deviations of nasal septum, incorrect posture, nasal polyps, congenital anatomical abnormalities, abscesses, and tumors. The most usual though is allergic rhinitis. The objective of this study is to evaluate the importance of allergic rhinitis as cause of buccal breathing. 31 patients were analyzed under the following protocol: history-taking and examination, questionnaire, x-ray, analysis of saliva, and skin tests to aeroallergens. Positivity to mite was showed, mainly to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Blomia tropicalis. The analysis of Odds Ratio (OR) showed that BB in patients with allergic rhinitis is higher than in normal patients. This result were confirmed by the Spearman`s correlation test.

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Published

2007-11-29

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Junior EF, Ezequiel O da S, Gazêta GS. The allergic rhinitis importance at buccal breathing etiology. HU Rev [Internet]. 2007Nov.29 [cited 2024Jun.30];32(3):71-6. Available from: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/20

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