[Non-obstructive etiology of mouth breathing].
Besides nose obstruction other etiological factors can be advanced to explain the development of oral respiration: malformation of the face (Binder's syndrome, Bimler's microrhinodysplasia, Apert's and Crouzon's syndrome); alterations or deviations of the tongue (Robin's syndrome, macroglossia, ankyloglossia); lip closure problems.
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Institut de Dentisterie, Liège, Belgique.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000150:complications; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000209:etiology*; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities
Etiologies non-obstructives de la respiration buccale.