tongue thrusts

A form of tongue thrust — Orofacial muscular imbalance: a human behavioral pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, during speech, and while the tongue is at rest.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tongue thrust
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