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English translation: insufficient lip closure

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German term or phrase:	insuffizienter Lippenschluss
English translation:	insufficient lip closure
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20:20 May 12, 2011

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Medical - Medical: Dentistry / bionator therapy description

German term or phrase: insuffizienter Lippenschluss

Es werden die Mundatmung, die Funktion der Zunge, ... ein insuffizienter Lippenschluss, und andere allgemeinmedizinische Symptome therapiert.

Is there a specific translation for this term? I am especially interested in the source for future reference.

Thank you for your help,

Susanna

AlbatrossTransl KudoZ activity Questions: 36 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 26
Local time: 19:02

insufficient lip closure

Explanation:
"During feeding there was insufficient lip closure. Air intake occurred. M was restless and stretched into extension a lot. ..."
www.salek-soetens.com/Pediatric_Dysphagia.html

"...incisors and insufficient lip closure may affect the extent of the trauma. Dental trauma has been found to be more prevalent among children ..."
www.jada-plus.com/content/138/8/1121.full.pdf

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Protruded upper incisors and insufficient lip closure may be predisposing factors. Knocked out. (avulsed) upper front permanent teeth, account for up to 16% ...
www.ourchildrensteeth.co.za/forms/qaDoc/qa006_knockedOutTee...

Selected response from:

David Tracey, PhD
Switzerland
Local time: 01:02

Grading comment

David, thank you very much for your help and for the useful references.
Best regards, Susanna
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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insufficient lip closure

David Tracey, PhD

lip incompetence

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.

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peer agreement (net): +3

insufficient lip closure

David Tracey, PhD
Switzerland
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

David, thank you very much for your help and for the useful references.
Best regards, Susanna

20 mins confidence:

lip incompetence

Explanation:
http://www.massoralsurgeons.com/pro/pro_glo.html

I first thought of velopharyngeal insufficiency, but this is one of the ** causes ** of lip incompetence.

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Local time: 16:02
Native speaker of:

English,

Armenian
PRO pts in category: 15

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much for the explanation, which certainly helped. I will select another answer, though, since it is better adapted to my target readers.

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