Electromyographic study of facial muscles in nasal and oral – vicious and obstructive -breathing childre
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Mouth breathing syndromeRespiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000306011
- Lead Sponsor
- uane Boton
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 59
Inclusion Criteria
children with nasal or mouth (vicious or obstructive) breathing diagnosed by otorhinolaryngologist
Exclusion Criteria
children with signals and symptoms of neurological disease or syndrome, previus facial surgery or malformation, to be in speech therapy or orthodontics treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcomes showed that the EMG activity did not differ between nasal and mouth breathers. The respiratory mode did not interfere in the muscular activity behavior.[The evaluation of the children was performed during three months and the outocomes was obtained after this period.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil]