Background: Mouth breathing and atypical swallowing are myofunctional problems, emerging as a pathological adaptation. This exploratory study was aimed to investigate the possible relation between patterns in adults. Methods: A total of 58 patients referred Orthodontic Department at Egas Moniz Dental Clinic were enrolled. Results: Atypical more prevalent women (78.0%) than men (47.1%). signific...

We tested whether there were differences in measures of respiratory muscle endurance between tests with spontaneously chosen breathing patterns and tests with fixed breathing rates in normal volunteers. Measures of respiratory muscle endurance-maximum load tolerated, mean mouth pressure at maximum load and peak pressure at maximum load were reproducible over three tests with the spontaneously c...