Open Mouth Posture
The habits continues to encourage abnormal growth and development and may lead to orthodontic problems, TMJD, peri-oral skin conditions, dry and cracked lips, narrow palate, nail and finger skin infections etc. Attention must be paid to underlining physiological, psychological disorders and behavior problems.
OMT
HELPS
After ruling out allergies, nasal obstruction and muscle low tone, OM therapists will modify the behavior of the patient to promote a lip seal, including normalizing the breathing if the patient is a mouth breather.
IF NOT
TREATED
If the cause of the open mouth posture is not corrected, the patient may develop a forward head posture, atypical swallowing, a long face syndrome, lack of negative pressure or a vacuum seal of the tongue on the palate and a narrowing of the palate. Malocclusion and OSA may also be present.
2. Open Mouth Posture
–Krakauer L.H. and Guilherme A. 2000. Relationship between mouth breathing and postural alterations of children: a descriptive analysis. Int. J of Orofacial Myology, 2000. 25(1): 13-23.
–Milanesi JM, Borin G, Corrêa EC, da Silva AM, Bortoluzzi DC, Souza JA. Impact of the mouth breathing occurred during childhood in the adult age: biophotogrammetric postural analysis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Aug;75(8):999-1004. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.04.018. Epub 2011 Jun 1.