Abstract

The sagittal split osteotomy (SSO), introduced by Trauner and Obwegeser in 1957, 1 Trauner R. Obwegeser H. Surgical correction of mandibular prognathism and retrognathia with consideration of genioplasty. 1 Surgical procedures to correct mandibular prognathism and reshaping of the chin. Oral Surg. 1957; 10: 667 Abstract Full Text PDF Scopus (646) Google Scholar is a well-known and frequently used procedure in orthognathic surgery. This versatile procedure can be used to treat different types of deformities such as mandibular retrognathia, prognathism, mild apertognathia, and mandibular asymmetry depending on directional movement of the distal fragment.

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