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The SLOB rule stands for:

Shift Left, Object Buccal
Same Lingual, Opposite Buccal
Superior Lingual, Oblique Buccal
Same Labial, Opposite Buccal

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Correct answer: B. Same Lingual, Opposite Buccal

SLOB: when tube shifts horizontally, object on SAME side as shift = LINGUAL; object moving OPPOSITE to tube shift = BUCCAL. Used to determine buccolingual position of overlapping roots or foreign objects.

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