Question 190 (part 2) · LDEK · Mandibular movements and articulators

During lateral movement to the left, left condylar process in TMJ performs:

  1. A. rotation along the horizontal axis and shifts towards the side and sometimes anteriorly .
  2. B. rotation along the horizontal axis and shifts medially and sometimes posteriorly.
  3. C. rotation along the vertical axis and shifts medially and sometimes anteriorly.
  4. D. rotation along the Frankfurt plane and shifts downward, to the side and sometimes posteriorly.
  5. E. rotation along the vertical axis and shifts towards the side and sometimes posteriorly.
Hint

In a movement to the left the left condyle is the working one — consider its axis of rotation and the direction of its shift.

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