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Filter by:This study will determine if resistance of the airway to airflow and pressure, measured by Impulse Oscillometry, is impacted by a deep breathe maneuver in a small cohort of healthy human subjects.
Breathing is one of the body's vital functions that occur under normal conditions using the nose. When humans breathe primarily through the mouth instead of the nose, this is referred to as mouth breathing. Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occur frequently in mouth breathers. Mouth breathing impairs oral health, reduces quantity and quality of saliva, and increases dry mouth, risk of developing dental caries, gingival inflammation, bad breath and dry lips. Serious health conditions associated with an obstructed upper airway in those who snore include hypertension, cardiovascular disease and mild cognitive impairment. Oral appliances (OAs) that bring the lower jaw (mandible) forward have been shown to be highly effective in reducing snoring and interruptions in breathing (respiratory events) that occur in those who snore and/or have OSA. The myTAP™ OA (AMI, Dallas, TX) includes an optional mouth shield (MS) that is anticipated to promote nasal breathing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of oral appliance plus mouth shield therapy on sleep cardio-respiratory dynamics (breathing and heart activity) and their effect on improving OSA and oral health, especially of the periodontal tissues, in confirmed mouth breathers who snore and/or have OSA. As many as 70 adults at least 18 years old will be recruited to participate. All participants will wear the OA during sleep for 8 weeks (Phase 1). Half of the participants will be randomly assigned to wear the OA only for the first 4 weeks; all will wear both the OA and MS for the last 4 weeks. Participants will wear an easy-to-use home sleep recording system (NOX T3) for 2 nights at the start of the study and again at 4 weeks and 8 weeks. Based on the investigators' experience, some participants will not have achieved maximal benefit from the OA at 8 weeks, and will require addition adjustment. These participants will enter a second phase of the study where they will have 1 or more sleep studies done at 2 week intervals, and will further adjust their OAs (that is, advance the mandible) to eliminate snoring.
The study will examine the usability of a breathing platform in the home environment. It will be a randomized, open-label crossover study of 10 participants who will complete the CBT and breathing components in their home, prior to sleeping. Usability will be measured by scores assigned by participants. Qualitative feedback and compliance information will also be collected.
Studies reveal association between dry conditions and decreased healing in wounds or any treatment. From these studies, it can be hypothesized that healing in mouth breathers after scaling and root planing in terms of bleeding on probing, gingival index, plaque Index, clinical attachment level, probing depth may not show as much improvement as in case of nose breathers. No study has been conducted till date to find effect of scaling and root planing in periodontitis patients among mouth breathers and nose breathers.
To assess the effectiveness of the Buteyko method as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of asthmatic children with mouth breathing.
The latest findings on the ergogenic effects of a dentistry-design, bite-aligning mouthpiece require additional research to assess its impact on anaerobic ability and ventilatory parameters. This study was aimed at determining the ergogenic acute effects of wearing a custom-made mouthpiece on oral airflow dynamics, Wingate Test performance parameters.
Purpose: To examine whether nasal breathing influences the perception of sound causing trade between hard and soft consonants in the writing of children in school age and the incidence of trade.
MB Children maintains the same postural pattern in preoperative and postoperative adenotonsillectomy? The age influences the incidence of more exacerbated postural changes? The proposed early physiotherapy intervention can minimize future functional deficits? Trying to answer some of these questions, the objective of present study is to investigate the initial kinematics of the shoulder girdle, cervical and thoracic spine in MB children pre and post adenotonsillectomy and then evaluate the effects of a physical therapy intervention program for MB children who persisted with postural changes.
The current research project aims to study the efficacy of myofunctional therapy and its orthodontic long-term outcomes.
It has patented a restriction and filtering device ventilatory nasal flow FeelBreathe with the aim of increase nasal airflow resistance, therefore the objective was to examine the effects of FeelBreathe with lung ventilation and gas exchange during exercise.