Conclusion
postoperative pain, trismus, swelling
SECONDARY, TRISMUS
Healing by second intention of the oblique relaxing incision by partial surgical wound closure combines the advantages of primary closure, in which the coronal portion of the socket is sealed, and secondary closure, which allows an active drainage pathway for inflammatory exudate. Therefore, although a slight delay in the surgical wound healing is expected when the partial closure technique is used, the postoperative pain, swelling and trismus levels are significantly decreased when compared to primary closure.