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- Title
Dento-Skeletal Characteristics Of Patient Suffering From Allergic Rhinitis :a Comparison Of Sibling Pairs.
- Authors
Agarwal, Neeraj; Kumar, Santosh
- Abstract
This study analyzed the effect of allergic rhinitis on dental and skeletal characteristics . Twenty allergic children who were mouth-breather's and their twenty siblings who did not have the disease and were nose breather's , both were examined medically , dentally and cephalometrically . After comparison with their siblings , it was found that allergic subject had more nasal mucosal edema. A higher proportion of esinophils in their nasal secretions , and greater nasal power. The allergic Subjects were characterized by high palatal volt , maxillary anterior teeth proclined and spaced , mandibular anterior retroclined , increased total facial height and lower face height , a larger gonial angle and greater SN , palatal and occlusal planes to mandibular plane angle. It was also observed that later allergic subject develop tongue thrusting .
- Subjects
ALLERGIC rhinitis; ORTHODONTIC appliances; BODY fluid disorders; BIOLOGICAL transport; NOSE diseases; INCISORS; ANATOMY
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 2, p036
- ISSN
0976-4003
- Publication type
Article