Chronic cheek biting may be a sign of a mental health condition related to stress and anxiety. Treatment may include talk therapy, stress-relieving activities, and dental devices. Chronic cheek biting ...

Some people bite their cheek compulsively over a long period. Chronic cheek biting is a body-focused repetitive behavior that has an association with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It may also occur ...

Morsicatio buccarum, or chronic cheek biting, is where a person bites down on the inside of their cheek repetitively or compulsively. The name is Latin, derived from “morusus,” which means to bite, ...