Association between nasal patency and orofacial myofunctional changes in patients with asthma and rhinitis.
Brenda Carla Lima AraújoThales Rafael Correia de Melo LimaVanessa Tavares de Gois-SantosGerlane Karla Bezerra Oliveira NascimentoPaulo Ricardo Saquete Martins FilhoSilvia de Magalhães SimõesPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Children and adolescents with asthma and rhinitis along with reduced nasal patency presented orofacial myofunctional changes, such as inadequate positioning of the jaw and the presence of tension in the facial muscles during swallowing of liquid.