Mouth breathing at night tied to atopic dermatitis and dental malocclusion in kids: Study
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-01-17 13:30 GMT | Update On 2021-01-18 06:22 GMT
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According to a recent study, dentists from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea have found out that there is a positive association between mouth breathing (especially during sleep) and allergic diseases, including AD and dental malocclusion in school-aged children.
The study is published in the Journal of Dental Sciences.
Recently, mouth breathing has been reported as a risk factor for immune diseases such as atopic dermatitis (AD; synonyms: atopic eczema and childhood eczema). However, the mechanism whereby mouth breathing is associated with AD has not been elucidated, and there is not enough evidence that mouth breathing is associated with an increased risk of AD in children.
There have been some prospective cohort studies examining whether mouth breathing influences allergic diseases such as asthma and AD, but clinical studies have been limited to date. Therefore, Dae-WooLee and colleagues carried out this study to investigate the association of mouth breathing with oral health and allergic diseases, including AD among schoolchildren.
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