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MOUTH BREATHING IN PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP

Mansi Saxena, Bindiya Gupta

Breathing is a fundamental activity of all living being, usually carried out through the nose. Breathing through the mouth instead of through the nose is considered an abnormal breathing habit1 Under normal circumstances, children will breathe through their nose However, when the nasal pathway is blocked, or any kind of acute infection like cold,runny nose children are forced to take breath from mouth .Nasal breathing is considered a key factor for normal development of facial skeletal growth. Allergic rhinitis and enlarged adenoids can cause airway obstruction, resulting in mouth breathing

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