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Obwegeser developed the modern Le Fort I osteotomy procedure in which he completely mobilized the maxilla. His technique involved the pterygomaxillary disjunction. He was also a proponent of using bone graft between the pterygoid plates and maxillary tuberosities. Obwegeser's surgical technique was
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whom he learned how to advance the entire middle third of the face. Thus he eventually ended up attaining degrees in Oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery and general surgery.
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research on animals where the vasculature integrity of maxilla was confirmed. He also published a paper in 1969, where he described the two jaw surgery being performed simultaneously.
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