Comparison of wound management methods after removal of maxillofacial osseous lesions.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes associated with choice of wound management, ie, primary closure or healing by secondary intention, of osseous defects after excision of maxillofacial bone lesions as a guide to clinical practice.

Patients And Methods: Using a retrospective cohort study design, we enrolled a sample composed of subjects treated for jaw lesions between 1995 and 2003. The primary predictor variable was the wound management choice of the residual jaw defect, classified as primary closure or healing by secondary intention.