Across tongue

The blade is yawed in against the caudal #4 arcade and the blade is rolled into the vertical position (the thumb of the floating hand faces Melissa indicating the blade is facing away from her and towards the vertical lingual wall of the arcade). The draw stroke follows the arcade rostrally.

The blade is yawed in against the caudal #4 arcade and the blade is rolled into the vertical position (the thumb of the floating hand faces Melissa indicating the blade is facing away from her and towards the vertical lingual wall of the arcade). The draw stroke follows the arcade rostrally.

This is the across the tongue technique which from the outside looks like the over under technique with the difference of blade orientation (vertical) and the arcade worked on (opposing lower).

This is the across the tongue technique which from the outside looks like the over under technique with the difference of blade orientation (vertical) and the arcade worked on (opposing lower).

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