Research

The Department of Dentistry

Recent research publications

  1. Ganesan A, Kumar V, Krishnan B. A rare case of a dormant malignancy in long-standing tongue ulceration. Oral Oncol 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107173
  2. Ravindranath R, Ramakrishnan J, Mathavaswami V, Ravel V, Madhan B. Prevalence of Edentulism, Associated Factors, Perceived Treatment Needs and Barriers for Dental Care among the Elderly in a Rural Area of Puducherry, India: A Community-based Mixed-method Study. J Clin Diag Res 2025;19(2): 15-21
  3. Kumar SS, Ramteke S, Nivethitha B, Madhan B. Effect of torque customization with composite resin bases on the shear bond strength and adhesive remnant patterns of lingual brackets : An in vitro evaluation. J Orofac Orthop 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s00056-024-00559-6
  4. Madhan B, Toi P Ch, Krishnan B. Feasibility of age estimation from Buccal Mucosal Cells in Adults: A Cytomorphometric Study. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine 2024;46(2-Suppl): 374-378.
  5. Dubashi B, Mote NP, Krishnan B, Kayal S, Harichandra Kumar KT, Abirami M, Devi N, Ganesan P, Nisha Y. Intensive Oral Hygiene Interventions during Therapy of Acute Leukemia May Result in Detrimental Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. South Asian J Cancer 2024 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1790285.
  6. Selvaraj M, Nivethitha B, Varshitha P, Sangeetha U, Madhan B. A bibliometric analysis of the 100 top-cited systematic review and meta-analysis in Orthodontics. Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics 2024;29(2):e242401.
  7. Raj BJR, Somasundaram S, Ravindran B, Yelagala SK, Prasad TG, Raja KKV. Pre-Operative Assessment of Anatomical Position of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography During Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Surgery. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2024; DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1709_24.
  8. Priyanka KN, Ramteke S, Nivethitha B, Madhan B. What is the minimal perceptible change for the dimensional alteration of facial structures in the frontal view? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery August 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2024.08.013.
  9. Aditya NK, Krishnan B. Factors contributing to non-union amongst dentate mandibular fractures treated by load-sharing miniplate osteosynthesis: a case-control study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Jul;62(6):565-570.
  10. Ankit Kumar, Saravanan R & Krishnan B. Does an Audio-Visual Preoperative Patient Education Influence Anxiety and Retention of Information for Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Removal?—A Randomized Blinded Trial. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02273-7
  11. Aditi B, Nivethitha B, Madhanraj S, Madhan B. Letter to the Editor. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2024;166:100
  12. Saravanan R., Krishnan B & Deepthy M.S. The Local Route of Administration of Dexamethasone in Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and a Critical Narrative Review on the Claimed Advantages of the Local Route. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 23, 56–67 (2024)
  13. Ramasamy A, Madhan B. Steroid supplementation before minor oral surgical procedures in patients taking long-term glucocorticoids: A triple-blinded, randomized, placebo- controlled trial. J Am Dent Assoc. 2023;154:373-83.e3. Epub 2023 Mar 23.
  14. Sundheepkumar V, Saravanan R, Krishnan B. Infectious complications in compound mandibular fractures undergoing a delayed surgical intervention - a prospective observational study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 May;61(4):302-308
  15. Sangeetha U, Nivethitha B, Madhan B. Queries regarding the effects of a flash-free system on dental plaque accumulation and the bonding-debonding process. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2023;163:453-4.

Current research projects

  1. Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on anxiety levels in Patients Undergoing exodontia - A Randomized Controlled Trial
  2. Association between the gingival phenotype and the incidence and severity of gingival invagination at premolar extraction sites following space closure in individuals undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment-A multicenter prospective cohort study.
  3. Comparison of telephone and hospital follow-up on patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes after mandibular third molar surgery- An Open-Label Randomized Control Trial.
  4. Evaluation of the effects of pre-etching enamel deproteinization with three different agents, on the survival of bonded orthodontic attachments, in individuals undergoing fixed appliance treatment. A split-mouth randomized controlled trial.
  5. The effect of field strength and number of cycles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging on the shear bond strength and microleakage beneath stainless steel orthodontic brackets. An invitro study.
  6. Effects of conventional and Belt and Braces retention approaches in the mandibular arch in orthodontic patients after fixed appliance treatment. A Multi-center multiarm Randomized Controlled Trial.
  7. Comparative evaluation of mandibular canal morphology and its association with vertical parameters in different facial growth patterns- A cross-sectional cephalometric study
  8. Evaluation of the agreement between seven lateral cephalometric analyses in diagnosing dento-skeletal characteristics of malocclusion in orthodontic patients. A cross-sectional radiographic study
  9. Agreeability of pre-operative INR assessment using Point of Care device with standard laboratory testing on uninterrupted warfarin therapy undergoing dental extractions
  10. Evaluation of lower incisor inclination control and perceived pain during alignment and levelling with round and braided-rectangular Nickel-Titanium initial archwire in mild to moderate crowding cases-A randomized controlled trial
Last Updated :11-Jul-2025