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A morphometric analysis of the mandible was performed after three-dimensional reconstruction, recording gonial angle (GA), ramus high, ramus width, ramus divergency, and retromolar space. GA was the primary predictor variable. The primary outcome variable was the position of M3M analyzed in sagittal, axial, and coronal planes. Descriptive, bivariate, and multiple regression statistics were performed (p &lt; 0.05). Study sample included 172 patients (mean age: 26.3 \u00b1 4.6 years); 266 M3Ms were analyzed. The average GA was 122.6\u00b0 \u00b1 4.8\u00b0. A reduced GA value was significantly associated with a deeply impacted M3M in the ramus. With a progressive decrease of GA, M3M assumed a more horizontal position closer to the mandibular canal (p &lt; 0.05). A lower GA showed a reduced retromolar space with more complex impacted M3M (p &lt; 0.05). The results confirm a statistically significant correlation between GA and the position of M3M. 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