Health Update: Pulling faces
CHILDREN who breathe through their mouths could distort the shape of their developing faces, claims a report in the International Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Its authors have developed a new concept, orthotropics: the aim is to prevent incorrect growth of the face by improving mouth posture, teaching the child to keep the lips together with the tongue touching the palate.
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