[Orthodontic studies in mouth breathing].
The diagnosis of dental malocclusions and skeletal deformities associated with an oral mode of breathing, requires a comprehensive orthodontic examination. The importance of dental occlusion and the skeletal morphology is stressed. Lateral sliding of the mandible when the centric occlusion shows the first contact in a cusp-to-cusp relationship; unilateral or bilateral cross-bite, due to the underdevelopment of the maxillary; the sagittal relationship of the jaws (class 1, 2 or 3); a vertical excess of the anterior facial height with postero-rotation of the mandible and open bite context. Cephalometric analysis provides a better understanding of facial architecture and allows a quantitative and qualitative appreciation of dento-skeletal dysmorphism.
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Institut de Dentisterie, Liège, Belgique.
D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010808:Physical Examination
Examen orthodontique chez le respirateur buccal.