Salwa Regragui
Professor in orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University Mohamed V in Rabat, Morocco
Title: Oral breathing: Study of prevalence and risk factors in a Moroccan population
Biography
Biography: Salwa Regragui
Abstract
Introduction
Oral breathing is a dysfunction that sets in to compensate for deficient nasal ventilation thus favoring oral-cranial-facial malformations.
Due to the absence of epidemiological data on this dysfunction in Morocco, we conducted a study to determine its prevalence according to risk factors.
Materials and method
The study was conducted on schoolchildren in three regions with different climate and pollution levels; and was based on the use of a clinical diagnostic record.
Results and discussion
The prevalence of oral breathing, as well as the accompanying facial and dental changes, increase with the degree of humidity and pollution.
The comparison of our results with studies conducted in other countries with different climates, cultures and lifestyles has given rise to a very interesting discussion on this dysfunction, which deserves its integration into the health policy of countries