Table 2 Effects of the two different suturing techniques on facial edema following surgical extraction of the third molar

Vertical facial dimension (difference before the surgery)

Day 1

1.24 ± 2.63

0.8 ± 1.77

0.001^a

Day 3

6.9 ± 3.65

4.9 ± 3.42

0.001^a

Day 7

0.36 ± 2.17

0.2 ± 1.47

0.057

Horizontal facial dimension (difference before the surgery)

Day 1

3.2 ± 2.79

1.52 ± 1.86

0.001^a

Day 3

7.42 ± 3.94

5.05 ± 3.41

0.001^a

Day 7

0.12 ± 1.1

0.08 ± 0.93

0.07

Oblique facial dimension (difference before the surgery)

Day 1

2.97 ± 3.1

0.8 ± 1.4

0.001^a

Day 3

8.45 ± 3.37

5.07 ± 2.91

0.001^a

Day 7

1.1 ± 1.75

0.75 ± 1.6

0.411