Died 31 May 1980 | ||
Richard Trauner (August 27, 1900 – May 31, 1980) was an Oral Surgeon who is known for introducing the procedure of Sagittal Split Osteotomy to America in 1960s with Dr. Obwegeser.
Life
He was born in Austria. He was the Chair of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Graz, Austria from 1947 to 1971. After a period of 3 years of general surgery training under the tutelage of von Eiselsberg, he entered dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery under the tutelage of his uncle Hans Pichler. Richard studied under Dr. Hans Pichler in Vienna at the Pichler School. Dr. Trauner's research was focused on mandibular dysplasia, pre-prosthetic surgery, orthognathic surgery and cleft palate and lip surgery.
Dr. Hugo Obwegeser studied under Richard Trauner at University of Graz. Both Trauner and Obwegeser together introduced the horizontal osteotomy of the mandibular symphysis through the intraoral approach.