Association between halitosis and mouth breathing in children

• Autor(a) principal: Motta, Lara Jansiski
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Bachiega, Joanna Carolina, Guedes, Carolina Cardoso, Laranja, Lorena Tristão, Bussadori, Sandra Kalil
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Clinics
• DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000600003
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/19507
• topic: Halitosis; Pediatric dentistry; Mouth breathing; Habits; Association

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a correlation between halitosis and mouth breathing in children. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-five children between 3 and 14 years of age were divided into two groups (nasal and mouth breathing) for the assessment of halitosis. A descriptive analysis was conducted on the degree of halitosis in each group. The chi-square test was used for comparison between groups, with a 5% level of significance. RESULTS: There was a significantly greater number of boys with the mouth-breathing pattern than girls. A total of 23.6% of the participants had no mouth odor, 12.7% had mild odor, 12.7% had moderate odor and 50.9% had strong odor. There was a statistically significant association between halitosis and mouth breathing. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of halitosis was high among the children evaluated, and there was a statistically significant association between halitosis and mouth breathing.