Facial anthropometric measurements according to diagnosis of breathing mode and gender in adults/Medidas antropometricas faciais de adultos segundo diagnostico do modo respiratorio e o sexo

Purpose: to compare the facial anthropometric measures in adults according to the breathing mode and genre. Methods: the study sample comprised 82 adult subjects, aged 18 to 35 years old, 59 females and 23 males. From the speech pathology and otorhinolaryngologic assessments, 46 nasal breathers and 36 mouth breathers were diagnosed. The facial measures were achieved with a caliper and compared according to the subject's breathing mode diagnosis and genre, through the Student's t-test and Pearson's Correlation, with a significance level of 5%. Results: the vertical anthropometric measures (middle third, lower third, facial height, upper lip and lower lip) were found to be significantly greater in mouth breathers and displayed positive correlation with the breathing mode. All facial measurements performed were found to be higher in males and showed positive correlation with the variable genre. Conclusion: the facial anthropometric measures of vertical plane were found to be greater in mouth breathers, suggesting a more elongated facial pattern of growth in these subjects. All the facial anthropometric measures obtained in the vertical, horizontal and transverse planes were found to be higher in male subjects. KEYWORDS: Face; Measures; Anthropometry; Mouth Breathing; Adult Objetivo: comparar as medidas antropometricas faciais de adultos segundo o modo respiratorio e o sexo. Metodos: a amostra do estudo foi constituida por 82 sujeitos adultos, na faixa etaria entre 18 e 35 anos, 59 do sexo feminino e 23 do sexo masculino. A partir das avaliacoes fonoaudiologica e otorrinolaringologica, foram diagnosticados 46 respiradores nasais e 36 respiradores orais. As medidas faciais foram obtidas com paquimetro e comparadas segundo diagnostico do modo respiratorio e sexo dos sujeitos, utilizando-se o teste t de Student e da Correlacao de Pearson, com nivel de significancia de 5%. Resultados: as medidas antropometricas verticais (terco medio, terco inferior, altura facial, labio superior e labio inferior) foram significantemente maiores nos respiradores orais e apresentaram correlacao positiva com o modo respiratorio. Todas as medidas faciais realizadas foram maiores no sexo masculino e mostraram correlacao positiva com a variavel sexo. Conclusoes: as medidas antropometricas faciais do plano vertical foram maiores nos respiradores orais, sugerindo padrao de crescimento facial mais alongado nesses sujeitos. Todas as medidas antropometricas faciais obtidas nos planos vertic