The allergic rhinitis importance at buccal breathing etiology
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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.Downloads
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