Mouth Breathing

Mouth breathing causes the tongue, lips, cheeks, and airway muscles to function incorrectly. These are known as myofunctional disorders and create forces that restrict jaw growth, crowding the teeth.

Mouth breathing also allows bacteria, viruses, allergens, and other particles to be inhaled unfiltered, affecting different parts of the airway, such as the tonsils, adenoids, and the lungs.

Nasal breathing is essential for correct myofunctional habits and proper dental development, as well as good air filtration and overall health.