The Effect of Mouth Breathing Due to Nasopharyngeal Obstruction by Adenoids on the Tongue, Mandible and Hyoid Bone Position

Adenoids의 비인두폐쇄로 인한 구호흡이 Tongue, Mandible 및 Hyoid Bone의 위치에 미치는 형향

This study was made to investigate the influence of mouth breathing to tongue, mandible and hyoid bone position. It has been clinically suggested that the mouth breathing is induced by the respiratory dysfunction of nasopharyngeal airway causing by the Adenoids. The author used the 50 children, who were the nasal breathes with normal occlusion as the control group, and 50 children, who were mouth breathers with Adenoid as the experimental group. Results were as following: 1. In experimental group, the tongue was positioned more anterior and lower than that of the normal children. 2. In experimental group, the mandible was positioned more lower than that of the normal children. 3. In experimental group, the hyoid bone was positioned more anterior and lower than that of the normal children.

Adenoids 비인두폐쇄로 인해 구호흡이 유발된 6~12세의 아동 50명과 동일 연령분포의 정상아동 50명의 두부방사선 계측사진을 통해 Tongue, Mandible 및 Hyoid bone에 대한 수평, 수직 및 각도 계측에 대한 비교 연구 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. Tongue position은 실험 군에서 더 전하방 위치하는 것으로 관철되었다. 2. Mandibular position은 실험군에서 더 하방위치 하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 3. Hyoid bone의 위치는 실험군에서 더 전하방위치하는 것으로 관찰되었다.