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What is Incompetent lips refer to: and explain in detail?
The term 'incompetent lips' implies that the lips are unable to form an adequate seal under similar unstrained conditions, i.e. excessive separation of the lips at rest. As a general guideline, which holds for all ethnic groups, lip separation at rest should be no more than 3-4 mm; above this, the lips are termed incompetent.