Tongue thrust
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tongue-thrust-186-10374350
title:
Tongue thrust
text:
Tongue thrust, also called reverse swallow or immature swallow, is a pseudo-pathological name for an adaptive lip seal mechanism, whereby normal nasal breathing or normal swallowing can occur. Tongue thrust can also be seen as an oral myofunctional disorder, a tongue muscle pattern that is perceived as clinically abnormal, in which the tongue protrudes anteriorly to seal the otherwise incompetent lips. Tongue thrusting is seen during speech, swallowing or eating, and in order to close otherwise
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description:
Abnormal tongue tip behaviour in infants
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_thrust
date created:
2005-07-29T08:49:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:46:05Z
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