Journal of Dental Medicine

Enuresis during childhood disturbs children both physically and emotionally. It reduces their self-confidence and so causes many personal and social problems.Different ways of treating this problem have been suggested and carried out, but none of them have been a total success. But one way is to change from mouth breathing to nose breathing.Enuresis in 6 Patient out often was totally cured and in three other patients who's mouth breathing all altered to mouth- nose breathing it was reduced, approximately to the extended of a half.One who's mouth breathing was not subject to any change enuresis was not remedied either.On the whole, it could be concluded that the conversion of mouth breathing to nose breathing would solve enuretic difficulties to a certain extend.

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of palatal expansion in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis. Enuresis still remains a problem experienced by children and the reason is unclear.Finding a final solution is being sought by the medical profession.Nocturnal enuresis may lead to numerous physical and emotional problems. Currently available treatment options showed satisfactory results in some cases.A treatment sample of 6 boys and 4 girls who ranged in age from 6 to 9 years were selected.Research showed that with palatal expansion (4-7 mm), patients could breath through their nose rathe their mouth as a result, enuresis is reduced significantly.