Causes.
Many people bite their lips when they are nervous. However, sometimes it becomes a habit and becomes part of a person's daily life - biting the lip becomes an automatic reaction, therefore, it is difficult for a person to control the reaction.
Lip biting increases the risk of the following symptoms:
- Painful ulcer, wound on the lip;
- Swelling of the lip;
- Inflammatory process on the lip;
- Redness of the lip.
The habit is formed by both physical and psychological reasons.
The course of treatment depends on the underlying cause. In the case of a physical problem (mostly dental), the doctor manages the underlying cause. If lip biting is caused by a psychological factor, behavioral therapy treatment is prescribed.
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