Sleep-disordered breathing and dentofacial development

Humans breathe an average of 20 times per minute, totalling about 30,000 times a day, and swallow nearly 2,000 times a day. These functions are vital for life. Growing children must adapt their developing structures to various destabilizing processes. When these factors outweigh the compensatory mec...

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Published inActa otorrinolaringologica espanola Vol. 61 Suppl 1; p. 33
Main Authors Cobo Plana, Juan, de Carlos Villafranca, Félix
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.12.2010
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Facial Bones - growth & development
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Skull - growth & development
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - genetics
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - physiopathology
Tooth - growth & development
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Summary:Humans breathe an average of 20 times per minute, totalling about 30,000 times a day, and swallow nearly 2,000 times a day. These functions are vital for life. Growing children must adapt their developing structures to various destabilizing processes. When these factors outweigh the compensatory mechanisms, growth may become unbalanced by favoring the development of pathological processes such as sleep breathing disorders.
ISSN:1988-3013
DOI:10.1016/S0001-6519(10)71243-7