Orofacial characteristics of oral and oronasal respirators caracteristicas miofuncionais orofaciais de respiradores orais eoronasais

Purpose: to compare the variables of the Orofacial Assessment with Orophilic Scores between nasal, oral and oronasal respirators. Methods: sample consisting of three distinct groups subdivided into nasal, oral and oronasal respirators, with ages ranging from 6 to 12 years of both genders. The characteristics of the orofacial musculature were measured using the protocol.