Table 6.

Symptom Incidence by Surgical Subsite Explored

Surgical Subsite	Redness	Swelling	Pain
No submandibular gland excision	21/35	27/35	14/35
Submandibular gland excision	7/8	7/8	4/8
	p = 0.2	p = 1	p = 0.7
No floor of mouth excision	17/29	22/29	13/29
Floor of mouth excision	11/14	12/14	5/14
	p = 0.3	p = 0.7	p = 0.7
No parapharyngeal space exploration	13/19	14/19	9/19
Parapharyngeal space exploration	15/24	20/24	9/24
	p = 0.8	p = 0.5	p = 0.5

Common surgical subsites explored with associated postoperative symptoms. There was no significant association between extent of surgery involving these subsites and symptom outcomes. Fisher’s exact test used for comparisons