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| Term | lateral movement |
| Variations | lateral excursion, laterotrusion |
| See also | lateral, protrusive movement, retrusive movement, lateral position |
| Definition | 1. A sideways movement of the mandible. 2. Rotation of the mandible in a horizontal plane around one condyle. |
lateral movement
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