Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score

Abstract Background When mouth breathing becomes habitual, it can cause sleep disorders and abnormal maxillofacial growth, thus early detection of habitual mouth breathing is important. We created a questionnaire for early detection of habitual mouth breathing using a score based on a spectrum of fa...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Sano, Sayaka Sano, Hiromasa Kato, Ken Arakawa, Masaaki Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0672-6