In the scientific community, the sort of protruded lower jaw and a smaller upper jaw is called class iii skeletal malocclusion. It can either lower jaw excess or upper jaw deficiency or a combination of both. Features: Inside the mouth generally, the upper teeth are behind the lower teeth as a result of this deformity. And because of this feature, an open bite is mostly seen in these cases, which is a great deal of distress to the patient due to their inability to bite and take food normally. The face is abnormally long and lower jaw protruded which isn’t pleasant to the eye.
Case: Such was compliant of an 18-year-old young boy. His upper face had a dull appearance as his upper jaw was backwardly placed when compared to the lower jaw. He reported to our hospital with a hope to get this corrected and improve his appearance. Preliminary investigations were done and he was taken for…
