Breaking the Tongue Thrusting Habit: When Compliance Is Essential- A Case Report

Dr. A.Vasantha Kumari, Dr. K.Vivek, Dr. Vivek Reddy, Dr. S. Anitha

Oral habits can interfere with the growth and normal development of the jaws, favouring the onset of malocclusion and changes in normal swallowing and speech patterns depending on factors such as duration, frequency, intensity and facial pattern. The open bite is most frequently seen in anterior region, having deleterious habits as one of its main etiological factors. This case report is focussed on the correction of tongue thrusting habit in a 7 year old child female patient.