To what extent are surgeons capable of establishing the difficulty degree of lower third molar surgery pre-operatively?
Background: Several methods and variables have been proposed to evaluate surgical difficulty in lower third molar extraction. Aims: The main aim of the present study is to identify which variable influences most the surgeon’s judgment on technical difficulty and which patient- and tooth-related variables are directly associated with an increase in surgical difficulty. Materials & Methods: A prospective observational study was performed.