User talk:Srbrdh228

Srbrdh228 (talk) 05:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)Mouth breathing: Breathing through your mouth during the day indicates that you do not have adequate oxygen intake through your nose to supply your bodily needs. It could be caused from allergies, sinus problems, deviated septum, an extremely high palate (as in Michael Phelps' case) etc.

During the night, when you are sleeping, it is a different story. You can't help it. Your mouth opens-to supply your oxygen needs. When you are sleeping and air has to come into your mouth, instead of through your nose, it causes your mouth to dry out during the night. When your gums dry out, the germs that are in your mouth around the gums irritate your gums, big time.

This causes gingivitis. Depending upon the bacteria already existing in your mouth (hereditarily) it could exacerbate periodontitis. Point being, we should all avoid breathing through our mouth at night if we can help it.Srbrdh228 (talk) 05:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)