2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/759162
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Replacement of Missing Anterior Teeth in a Patient with Chronic Mouth Breathing and Tongue Thrusting

Abstract: The loss of anterior teeth has serious functional, esthetic disabilities, in addition to compromising the patients' quality of life. Various etiologies can be attributed to the anterior tooth loss, including trauma, caries, and periodontal diseases. The chronic mouth breathing due to nasal adenoids is known to enhance the gingival and periodontal diseases. The dental literature proves the association of nasal breathing, tongue thrusting, and anterior open bite. Arch shape and tooth position are primarily deter… Show more

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“…Bone deficiency in the maxillary anterior especially vertical bone deficiency still represent one of the toughest problems for implant clinicians . Various events can lead to the loss of anterior teeth like injury and periodontal diseases, which often lead to horizontal and vertical bone deficiency . More importantly, bone defect is often related to soft tissue deficiency in the esthetic zone.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bone deficiency in the maxillary anterior especially vertical bone deficiency still represent one of the toughest problems for implant clinicians . Various events can lead to the loss of anterior teeth like injury and periodontal diseases, which often lead to horizontal and vertical bone deficiency . More importantly, bone defect is often related to soft tissue deficiency in the esthetic zone.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mouth breathing was shown as an etiological factor for tongue thrusting and anterior dental open bite in current studies [ 19 ]. When the malocclusion remains for a long period of time, the tongue fills the oral cavity and makes lips lose their tonus [ 20 22 ]. The presented case exhibits mouth opening since he was born and open bite due to this habit.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Restoration of missing anterior teeth in the permanent dentition is a very common procedure in dentistry [ 20 , 21 ]. In primary dentition, the impact of missing anterior teeth may affect physical and social development, and yet only a few papers describe clinical cases of restoring these teeth [ 8 - 9 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%