Mandibular sagittal split osteotomy
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A sagittal osteotomy of the ascending ramus of the mandible was described by Obwegeser and Trauner in 1956. Later, the sagittal osteotomy was modified by Dal Pont (1961), Hunsuck (1968), Belle and Schendel (1979), and Epker (1977). A bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO, Figures
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