Oral health status of children with mouth breathing due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy

BALLIKAYA, ELİF; Dogan, BAHAR; ÖNAY, ÖVSEN; UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK, MERYEM

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.018

Oral health status of children with mouth breathing due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy

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BALLIKAYA E., Dogan B. G., ÖNAY Ö., UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.113, ss.11-15, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 113
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.018
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.11-15
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Mouth breathing is an important health problem, commonly encountered in children. In children, adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy is the main reason causing partial or complete upper airway obstruction and reduction in airflow. This study aimed to determine the oral health status of children aged 3-15 years, with mouth breathing who were due to have surgery for adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy and referred to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Children's Hospital of a University in Ankara, Turkey between January-July 2015.