Talk:Mouth breathing

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what the hell does this have to do with score670.com? Deleted.

• • "Sufferers of halitosis or bad breath also do themselves little service by mouth breathing."
    • This actually may not be true as breathing through the mouth introduces oxygen which may ward off anaerobic bacteria that cause halitosis in the first place. Might want to consider removing this statement or finding a reference for it (or perhaps finding a reference for the fact that mouth breathing may help fight off halitosis).
• No, this is definitely true. Dry mouth is one of the leading causes of halitosis, and excessive mouth-breathing causes dry mouth. NTK 02:17, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
  • • I'm gonna disagree though. My whole life my nose has been too obstructed to effectively breathe through it, and I've never had a cavity... Nothing can grow in the mouth without darkness, wetness, and warmness.. a dried-out mouth is a sterile mouth.

[edit] Overbite

I mouth-breathed when i was younger and was told that this was the cause of a large gap between my top and bottom teeth. Should this be added? Is it even true? Rosa.blaus 21:47, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

== Deleted paragraph The term "mouth breather" has adopted a somewhat negative connotation, as someone who is lazy, socially inept, and poorly groomed. A good example of a mouth breather would be Napoleon Dynomite, as someone meeting all the above criterion. Mouth breathers can also be found at low-end fast food establishments, the midwest, and in most parts of Canada.

I just deleted this paragraph from the article, the last sentence is obviously inappropriate and I'm uncertain about the assertion in the first sentence. 81.79.130.50 22:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] perjorative

The phrase also has a perjorative sense.

1. literally, someone who lacks enough intelligence that they never learned to breathe through their nose.

2. a really dumb person.

In his latest work, the director has forsaken the indie audience and made something for the mouthbreathers. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mouthbreather

mouth-breather n. a stupid person; a moron, dolt, imbecile. Related: English, Derogatory, Slang Editorial Note: The original definition of mouth-breather referred to a person that, due to medical problems (usually with the sinuses or nose), was forced to breath via the mouth. This leaves the jaw hanging open at most times, which has a tendency to make a person look dopey or spacey. http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/mouth_breather/

Since 'mouthbreather' redirects to this page, the connotation should be mentioned.