Survey Regarding Effects of Mouth Breathing in Children on Sleep and Daytime Activities
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- MIYAKAWA Takayuki
- Medical Corporation Mahoutsukai Miyakawa Pediatric and Orthodontic Clinic
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- IWASAKI Tomonori
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- SUGA Hokuto
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- BAN Yuusuke
- Medical Corporation Mahoutsukai Miyakawa Pediatric and Orthodontic Clinic
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- YAMASAKI Youichi
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Other Title
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- 小児の口呼吸が睡眠ならびに日中の行動におよぼす影響のアンケート調査
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<p>We conducted a survey to examine the effects of mouth breathing in children on sleep and daytime activities. There were 165 subjects aged 3 to 12 years (73 boys, 92 girls ;mean age 8.3±2.3 years) without a significant medical history who were examined at dental clinics in Kagoshima Prefecture,Japan, in July and August 2017. We found that 27.3% snored and 2.4% stopped breathing during sleep, while mouth breathing was observed in 16.4%. Children who exhibited mouth breathing also showed chest retraction, open mouth during sleep, snoring, difficulty with waking, history of common colds, a runny nose, dysphagia, daytime somnolence, attention deficit, and hyperactivity. We consider that our findings indicate that mouth breathing has major effects on sleep and daily activities of children. Pediatric dentists seek to contribute to the healthy growth and development of children by care for their oral cavity. In addition to addressing morphological and functional problems, such as caries, hard-tissue disease, maxillofacial, dentition and occlusion disorders, and mastication and swallowing disorders, the present results show the importance of providing sufficient attention to potential respiratory disorders.</p><p></p>
Journal
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- The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dentistry
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The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dentistry 56 (1), 19-25, 2018-02-25
Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282763100673536
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- NII Article ID
- 130007603735
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- NII Book ID
- AN00116228
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- ISSN
- 21865078
- 05831199
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- IRDB
- CiNii Articles
- KAKEN
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- Disallowed