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Daniele Tonlorenzi - Luca Martinelli Mandibular stretching Publication no. 12 - 09 November 2012   1. STRETCHING 1.1 Muscle stretching Stretching is a method of muscle lengthening already widely known in traditional medicine. It is used largely in the post-operative rehabilitation and most people knows it for its applications in sports; muscle stretching, in fact, allows you to make movements more easily, with a greater amplitude, while, of course, prevent tearing. Up to now the most used two kinds of stretching are: the static stretching, where it is hold a fixed position keeping the muscle stretched for a few seconds, and the dynamic stretching, where opening and closing movements of the articulation are repeatedly made in an effort to propel the muscle into the maximum possible extension range, then returning to the rest position. 1.2 Dental stretching (mandibular stretching) In dentistry muscle stretching is named "Mandibular stretching". The m...