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Podcast: The Healthy Mouth Movement Podcast
Episode: Tongue Thrust
Description: What is a tongue thrust? Tongue thrust is a term that describes the habit of pushing your tongue forward between your upper and lower teeth. This swallow parent is where an individual pushes the tongue against the teeth, or between the teeth if there's already a space from a sucking habit, and it's also very hard to break without help. Tongue thrust is also known as a reverse swallow, an oral myofunctional disorder, a visceral swallow, an infantile swallow pattern, or an abnormal swallow. Tongue thrust can be treated in many ways, but early diagnosis i...