orofacial muscular imbalance
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Epidemiology
- normal in children < 6 years of age
Clinical manifestations
- the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, speech, & while the tongue is at rest
- patients generally unaware of the behavior
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Tongue thrust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_thrust