Comparison of swelling and trismus and surgical wound healing (Landry index) between groups in different moments of postoperative period.
SD, standard deviation* Based on the Landry index on the 7th postoperative day, the surgical wound healing in the primary closure group varied from good to excellent, with most participants presenting with very good (58.1%) or excellent (35.5%) healing. In contrast, most of the participants in the partial closure group presented poor (32.3%) or good (51.6%) healing (