Adenoid facies usually begins in children and adolescents after the age of 3. There is no specific age at which adenoid facies becomes permanent, as it changes as a person grows and develops. There is no specific age at which the adenoidal facade becomes permanent, as it develops as a person grows.
Adenoid face is triggered by long-term nasal congestion and open-mouth breathing, and facial bone development disorder, which is mainly manifested by maxillary bone lengthening, high arch of hard palate, protruding upper incisors, poor bite caused by irregular teeth, sagging jaw, thick lips, upturned upper lips, hanging lower lips, and most of them are accompanied by deviated nasal septum, coupled with mental depression and dull facial expression.
Those who have “adenoid face” are difficult to recover to normal level by themselves, and need to be corrected by orthodontics and maxillofacial orthopedics.
Therefore, if parents find that children often open-mouth breathing, they should consult a doctor in time. Once adenoid hypertrophy is diagnosed, conservative treatment should be regulated under the guidance of a doctor, and when the effect of conservative treatment is unsatisfactory, adenoidectomy should be carried out as soon as possible, so that the symptoms can be improved, and the development and nutritional status tend to be normalized as soon as possible.