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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785199
Systematic Reviews

The Use of Rhinomanometry in Mouth Breathing: A Systematic Review of the Literature[*]

Merly Fernanda Illera Castellanos 
1   Human Communication Health Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Hilton Justino da Silva 
2   Department of Speech Therapy, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Silvio Ricardo Couto de Moura 
2   Department of Speech Therapy, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Luciana de Barros Correia Fontes 
3   Department of Dentistry, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Niedje Siqueira de Lima 
3   Department of Dentistry, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra 
4   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
,
Daniele Andrade da Cunha 
2   Department of Speech Therapy, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Abstract

Introduction Mouth breathing generates imbalances in the musculature, in craniofacial morphofunctionality, and in the stomatognathic system. Therefore, it is essential to make a diagnosis of mouth breathing through the quantitative assessment of nasal permeability, which can be performed through rhinomanometry.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of rhinomanometry in the diagnosis of mouth breathing in pediatric patients through a systematic review of the literature.

Data synthesis The guiding question was: “Is the use of rhinomanometry as an assessment tool effective in the diagnosis of mouth breathing in pediatric patients?”. We conducted a search on the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed/Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Web of Science, and Science Direct. The Health Sciences Descriptors (Descritores em Ciências da Saúde, DECS, in Portuguese) and Medical Subjects Headings (MESH) were combined with the Boolean operator AND in the search strategy: rhinomanometry AND mouth breathing AND diagnosis AND nasal pressure AND nasal airflow AND nasal resistance. Observational cohort and cross-sectional studies that addressed the effectiveness of rhinomanometry in the diagnosis of mouth breathing were included. The reviewers independently extracted the information and scored the review quality based on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale and the grading of evidence levels according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Of the 1,536 articles identified, only 3 were selected for the present review after the application of the eligibility criteria.

Conclusion There is great concern regarding the assessment of nasal function. There was a lack of standardization of rhinomanometry to test the effectiveness of nasal resistance as an aid in the diagnosis of breathing mode.

Keywords

rhinomanometry - airway resistance - mouth breathing

* The data used in this article were taken from the Master's Thesis by CASTELLANOS, Merly Fernanda Illera, entitled “Effect of nasal cleaning and massage maneuver on the permeability of the upper airways of children with mouth breathing,” available at https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/40677.




Publication History

Received: 20 October 2022

Accepted: 22 February 2024

Article published online:
27 March 2024

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