Introduction
inflammation, edema, pain
INFLAMMATION, EDEMA, SEQUELA
The extraction of mandibular third molars is the most frequent surgical intervention performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons [The pharmacological modulation of local and systemic mediators of pain and inflammation after removing mandibular third molars represents a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons [There is greater drainage of the inflammatory exudate in second-intention healing, reducing edema, while this does not happen in first-intention healing [Thus, the objective of this study is to compare whether the primary closure of the alveolus after extracting lower third molars produces a greater postoperative sequela when compared with partial suturing of the relieving incision. The null hypothesis was that there would be no difference between the two protocols analysed.