Middle ear effusion: An orthodontic perspective

Mew, John; Meredith, George W.

doi:10.1017/s0022215100118468

Cited by 18 publications

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“…Mew and Meredith [18] suggested that oropharyngeal development may be influenced by the posture, and function of the tongue, lips, and jaws. Firm tongue to palate swallow is related to the pump action of the palatine aponeurosis, which it is suggested is necessary for the aeration of the eustachian tube.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

RETRACTED: The effect of dental overbite on eustachian tube dysfunction in Iranian children

Azadani¹,

Jafarimehr²,

Shokatbakhsh³

et al. 2007

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

RETRACTED: The effect of dental overbite on eustachian tube dysfunction in Iranian children

Azadani¹,

Jafarimehr²,

Shokatbakhsh³

et al. 2007

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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“…A firm tongue-to-palate swallow, which is seen in breastfeeding, is suggested as necessary for the aeration of the eustachian tube [13]. Pressure readings taken during feeding with standard nonvented and undervented bottles have revealed that negative intratympanic pressure is generated in the infant due to the transmission of negative pressure from the bottle to the middle ear.…”

Section: Breastfeeding and Otitis Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

Breastfeeding and Otitis Media: A Review of Recent Evidence

Abrahams

Labbok

2011

Curr Allergy Asthma Rep

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Human milk provides infants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory agents that contribute to optimal immune system function. The act of breastfeeding allows important bacterial and hormonal interactions between the mother and baby and impacts the mouth, tongue, swallow, and eustachian tubes. Previous meta-analyses have shown that lack of breastfeeding and less intensive patterns of breastfeeding are associated with increased risk of acute otitis media, one of the most common infections of childhood. A review of epidemiologic studies indicates that the introduction of infant formula in the first 6 months of life is associated with increased incidence of acute otitis media in early-childhood. More recent research raises the issues of how long this increased risk persists, and whether lack of breastfeeding is associated with diagnosis of otitis media with effusion. However, many studies suffer from lack of study of younger populations and imprecise definitions of infant feeding patterns. These findings suggest that measures of the association between breastfeeding history and otitis media risk are sensitive to the definition of breastfeeding used; future research is needed with more precise and consistent definitions of feeding, with attention to distinctions between direct breastfeeding and human milk feeding by bottle.

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“…They acknowledge that orthodontic palatal expansion allows or enables the mandible to be positioned or postured forward, which increases oral muscle tone. This, together with firmer contractions of the tongue and facial muscles when swallowing, may provide advantages for tubal function [61][62][63].…”

Section: Interdental Tongue Positioning and Dental Occlusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the past, such conditions were thought to be associated with poor skeletal growth of genetic origin. However, recent developments would suggest that these are deviations from normal growth, which could be influenced with some predictability [61].…”

Section: Sniffingmentioning

confidence: 99%