Removable overlay dentures: A possible esthetic alternative for the prosthodontic management of partially edentulous skeletal class-3 malocclusions

Skeletal class-3 malocclusions present considerable challenges during dental treatment. Challenges arise from several factors, such as the presence of reverse overjet, anterior or posterior crossbites, open bites teeth relationships, maxillary jaw retrusion, or mandibular jaw protrusion, resulting in functional and esthetic problems. Orthodontic treatment with or without orthognathic surgery is the first recommended treatment of choice. However, the presence of limiting factors, for example, multiple missing teeth, deficient bone, high treatment cost, surgical complications, etc., may not make it a feasible option for all cases. Alternatively, such cases may be managed by a combination of restorative and prosthodontic treatment. This case report presents a skeletal class-3 malocclusion case that was managed by a combination of minimally invasive prosthodontic and restorative treatment approaches that resulted in excellent overall functional and esthetic outcomes.