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Evaluation of respiratory muscle strength in mouth breathers: clinical evidences
Renata Andrade da Cunha1, Daniele Andrade da Cunha1, Roberta Borba Assis1
1Federal University of Pernambuco, Pathophysiology of the Stomatognathic System Research Group-UFPE, Recife/PE, Brazil.
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Evaluating respiratory muscle strength in children who chronically mouth breathe is crucial. Manovacuometry shows promise, but low study rigor limits current conclusions on its effectiveness for mouth breathing assessment.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Respiratory Physiology
Background:
- Chronic mouth breathing in children can lead to respiratory muscle weakness.
- Objective clinical evaluations need complementary instrumental data.
- Assessing respiratory muscle strength is vital for understanding mouth breathing's impact.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing studies on respiratory muscle strength evaluation methods in mouth breathers.
- To synthesize findings on the efficacy and application of manovacuometry for this population.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of studies evaluating respiratory muscle strength in mouth breathers.
- Focus on methods utilizing manovacuometry (analog and digital).
Main Results:
- Manovacuometry was consistently identified as a method for evaluating respiratory pressures in mouth breathing children.
- The efficacy of the manovacuometry method and specific instruments was not assessed in the reviewed studies.
Conclusions:
- Limited research exists on evaluating respiratory muscle strength in mouth breathers using manovacuometry.
- The low methodological quality of current studies impedes reliable conclusions on manovacuometry's utility.
Abstract:
Introduction The child who chronically breathes through the mouth may develop a weakness of the respiratory muscles. Researchers and clinical are seeking for methods of instrumental evaluation to gather complementary data to clinical evaluations. With this in mind, it is important to evaluate breathing muscles in the child with Mouth Breathing. Objective To develop a review to investigate studies that used evaluation methods of respiratory muscle strength in mouth breathers. Data Synthesis The authors were unanimous in relation to manovacuometry method as a way to evaluate respiratory pressures in Mouth Breathing children. Two of them performed with an analog manovacuometer and the other one, digital. The studies were not evaluated with regard to the method efficacy neither the used instruments. Conclusion There are few studies evaluating respiratory muscle strength in Mouth Breathing people through manovacuometry and the low methodological rigor of the analyzed studies hindered a reliable result to support or refuse the use of this technique.
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