Mouth Breathing in children
Mouth breathing creates an unhealthy environment and can lead to bad breath. A dry mouth doesn’t give you the protective function of saliva for your oral health. Suddenly germs find ideal conditions to multiply and encourage gum disease. Furthermore, mouth breathing creates a shift towards acidity which does not support the health and strength of your child’s teeth.
Dentists and orthodontists are aware of facial changes seen in children who are mouth-breathers. Since the mouth will stay open most of the time during day and night the tongue will start to rest at the bottom of the mouth instead of the upper pallet.
Once the tongue is no longer positioned at the roof of the mouth the natural pressure provided by the tongue against the upper teeth is no longer available. You have lost the 'tongue-braces-effect' supporting straight teeth. Faces might grow narrow and long and dental arches become narrow.
Without the tongue helping to shape the upper jaw you might notice that the jaw develops from a wider shape into narrow shape. This will create a problem for the teeth which don’t have enough room to come through and you will get an overcrowding display.
Mouth breathing will alter a healthy mouth flora and provides an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Dentist visits are no fun for a child and orthodontist visits can become very expensive.
If your child bypasses the filter and disinfection function of the nose, bacteria and viruses can easily enter into the lungs and you might notice repeatedly chest infections. Mouth breathing indicates overbreathing / hyperventilation. Mouth breathing is a habit which can be changed.
Get the mouth breathing habit under control and improve your child’s future health by taking part in a Buteyko breathing course. Courses are suitable for children from 4 years onward.
Dentists and orthodontists are aware of facial changes seen in children who are mouth-breathers. Since the mouth will stay open most of the time during day and night the tongue will start to rest at the bottom of the mouth instead of the upper pallet.
Once the tongue is no longer positioned at the roof of the mouth the natural pressure provided by the tongue against the upper teeth is no longer available. You have lost the 'tongue-braces-effect' supporting straight teeth. Faces might grow narrow and long and dental arches become narrow.
Without the tongue helping to shape the upper jaw you might notice that the jaw develops from a wider shape into narrow shape. This will create a problem for the teeth which don’t have enough room to come through and you will get an overcrowding display.
Mouth breathing will alter a healthy mouth flora and provides an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Dentist visits are no fun for a child and orthodontist visits can become very expensive.
If your child bypasses the filter and disinfection function of the nose, bacteria and viruses can easily enter into the lungs and you might notice repeatedly chest infections. Mouth breathing indicates overbreathing / hyperventilation. Mouth breathing is a habit which can be changed.
Get the mouth breathing habit under control and improve your child’s future health by taking part in a Buteyko breathing course. Courses are suitable for children from 4 years onward.
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Read an article in the Daily Mail on "Sleeping with your mouth open damages teeth" By Colin Fernandez, 5 Feb 2016 |
