Tongue thrust appears when the tongue presses forward too far in the mouth, resulting in an abnormal orthodontic condition called an “open bite.” In babies who are breastfed or bottle-fed, tongue ...

Habits like thumb sucking and tongue thrusting are major causes of pediatric malocclusion, including anterior open bites. Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) aims to correct tongue and lip posture ...

Babies are born with different reflexes that help them survive the first months of life. Reflexes are involuntary actions that arise in response to certain stimuli. The extrusion or tongue-thrust ...