Masticatory changes in oral breath secondary to allergic rhinitis: integrative review.

Introduction The III Brazilian Consensus on Rhinitis (2012) defines allergic rhinitis as a nasal mucosa inflammation, mediated by immunoglobulin E, after exposure to allergens. The classic signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis are nasal obstruction, watery rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal itching, often reversible either spontaneously or with treatment, and mouth breathing (breathing predominantly through the mouth, regardless of the cause, due to a nasal breathing impairment) in some cases. Objective To evaluate the literature on masticatory changes in children with mouth breathing due to allergic rhinitis.

Effects of asthma in nutritional status in children: A systematic review.

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of high prevalence, considered a public health problem and is thought to be one cause of low birth weight and growth retardation.

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to review in literature the effects of asthma on the nutritional status in children.

Material And Methods: A systematic review was made by searching for articles in PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases.