September 2012

Articles
Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown and Amy Francis, RDH, OM
In This Issue
Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown
Unblocking the Nose
Message Boards
Hygienists discuss the importance of sleep apnea to a patient’s overall health, and their role in it.
Research
•Mouth Breathing Reduces Exercise Capacity
•Mouth Breathing Changes Facial Morphology
•>Mouth-Breathing Kids Have Bad Breath
•Humming Increases Nasal Nitric Oxide Production
•Snoring Associated with Craniofacial Development
•Infant Sleep Disordered Breathing Leads to Childhood Behavior Problems

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