Patients and Methods: 87 patients who required 90 surgical extractions of impacted Mandibular were involved in the study. Radiological and clinical data were taken preoperatively. Intra operative difficulty and complications were recorded. Complications that presented after the surgery were also recorded.
Results: Increasing body mass index (BMI), depth from point of elevation and occlusal level of teeth were significantly associated (P < 0.05) with the occurrence of postoperative complications. The Intra operative difficulty and Intra operative complications were both statistically significantly associated with postoperative complications (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: The BMI, depth of point of elevation and occlusal level of teeth are important preoperative predictors of postoperative complications. Also important are the frequency of intra operative complication and the duration of surgery in the removal of impacted. Specific intra operative complications are however not as reliable in predicting specific postoperative complications.