2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962003000100007
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A síndrome do respirador bucal como fator de risco para queilite actínica

Abstract: A síndrome do respirador bucal é caracterizada por alterações anatômicas que acarretam distúrbios respiratórios induzindo as crianças afetadas a utilizarem a via bucal para respirar. Entre as alterações anatômicas que esses pacientes apresentam, está a típica fácies adenoidiana, caracterizando um indivíduo sempre com a boca aberta. Tais alterações anatômicas conferem ao lábio inferior posição mais propensa à ação dos raios ultravioleta e das alterações actínicas decorrentes dessa exposição mais freqüente. Os a… Show more

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“…This change in the breathing pattern may be associated with several causes that generally have a physical obstructive origin. One of the most common causes of mouth breathing is allergic rhinitis, followed by hypertrophy of the adenoids (5,6) . The prevalence of mouth breathing is high in children, ranging between 53.35% and 55% (2,5) .…”
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“…This change in the breathing pattern may be associated with several causes that generally have a physical obstructive origin. One of the most common causes of mouth breathing is allergic rhinitis, followed by hypertrophy of the adenoids (5,6) . The prevalence of mouth breathing is high in children, ranging between 53.35% and 55% (2,5) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%