Mouth breathing reduces oral function in adolescence

Abstract Although humans breathe naturally through the nostrils, mouth breathing in children has recently gathered attention. In this study, we hypothesized that tongue function and its related maxillofacial morphology would affect breathing in adolescence. To verify this hypothesis, we examined the...

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Main Authors: Yukako Masutomi, Takaharu Goto, Tetsuo Ichikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54328-x