Mouth breathing in children and its effect on the aesthetic of the face and nose in old age.

In fact, mouth breathing problems are many. but in this lecture we will focus on mouth breathing problems in children and its effect on the aesthetic of the face and the nose When they grow up. The beginning of natural breathing is across the nose, as an ellipse, and here the mouth is closed and the teeth in the position of complete occlusion. this position makes the tongue closely with the roof of the mouth or the upper jaw. This is the basic stone ( the position of the tongue with the roof of the mouth), in the formation of the upper jawy bow and its turning and giving everything related to the upper jaw of the aesthetic shape as the teeth and its regularity on the jaw arc, or The nose and his central position in the face.In mouth breathing, the tongue moves away from the upper jaw and pushes the lower jaw down and forward ،If mouth breathing continues, the face elongates, especially the lower jaw, and the distance of the tongue from the upper jaw leads to its narrowing, with a clear rise in the dome of the palate, which also leads to a protruding and narrowing of the nose, and here the maxillary arch becomes in the shape of 8, and the result here is an overlapping and impaction of the teeth. As a result, we notice a long face or adenoidal face. And Many people report discomfort from the shape of the upper jaw, narrowness of the maxillary arch, narrowness of the nose, or a thrust of the lower jaw, whether from a cosmetic standpoint or from functional problems in terms of breathing or speech, and problems and tooth decay. Hence, we focus on the fact that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of treatment. It is extremely important to treat any mouth breathing and not neglect it from the age of 3 years until the age of 10 years, which is the ideal age for shaping the face aesthetically.