Protraction
Protraction and its synonym protrusion are use to describe a movement anteriorly. For example, protrusion of the mandible indicates movement of the lower jaw so that the lower dentition are further forward with respect to the upper dentition.
They are the opposite movement to retraction and retrusion.
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