The Department encourages research activities of students and faculty to promote strong scientific knowledge and reasoning. The faculty and students actively undertake various research projects. To name a few,

 COMPLETED PROJECTS

1.      An epidemiological study of the occlusal characteristics and spacing in primary dentition in 3 to 6 year old children of Bhimavaram

2.      Comparision of working length determined by electronic apex locators and digital radiography : An Invivo study.

3.      Comparision of micro leakage, shear bond strength and fluoride release of a nanoionomer to other modified glass Ionomer cements.

4.       Effect of visual aids on oral hygeine status of institutionalised hearing impaired children.

5.      Prevalance of oral habits in public and convent schools of Bhimavaram.

6.      Effect of oral health awarness of instructors on oral health of hearing impaired children.

7.      Effectiveness of two flavored topical anaesthetic agents in reducing injection pain in children - Acomparitive study.

8.      Clinical evaluation of retention of a resin based sealant in primary and permanent molar placed using invasive and non invasive techniques - A comparitive study

9.      Prevalance and factors associated with traumatic injuries among 3-15 year old children of Bhimavaram.

10.  Evaluation of efficacy of five different obturating materials in  infected primary molars - A Microbiological study

ONGOING PROJECTS

11.  Comparision of skeletal, dental, and chronological age among 8-14 years old children of Bhimavaram.

12.  Clinical and radiographic evaluation of efficacy of five different obturating materials in infected primary molars.

13.  An invitro evaluation of endogenous erosion potential of commonly used pediatric medicated syrups

14.  Invitro rise in the pulp chamber temperature following the curing of resin based restorative materials

15.  Prevalence of early child hood caries and evaluation of its associated risk factors in 3-6 year old school children of Bhimavaram town

16.   A comparision of relative acidogenic potentials of milk from different animal sources: A Clinical study

The faculty members have many National and International publications to their credit

1. Vinay. C, Santosh R, Uloopi K S, Madhuri.V, Chandrasekhar Rao.Oligodontia associated with Osteopetrosis: A rare case report. J Dent Child (Chic). 2011;78(1):53-6.

2. Zakirulla M, Uloopi K S and V Vsubbareddy. In vivo comparison of reduction in bacterial count after caries excavation with three different techniques. J Dent Child (Chic).2011;78(1):31-5.

3. Shekhar M G, Reddy R S, Ravikanth M, Lavanya R, Kumar M  Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible: A case report and review of literature Prim Dent Care 2011(Jul):18(3):115-8   

4. Koora K, Sriram CH, Muthu MS, Chandrasekhar Rao R, Sivakumar N. Morphological characteristics of primary dentition in children of Chennai and Hyderabad. J Indian SocPedodPrev Dent. 2010 Apr-Jun;28(2):60-7   

5. Manoj Kumar.M.G, SaiSankar A.J, Ratnaditya - A Maxillary Appliance For Correcting Lower Lip Sucking Habit;Journal Of Orofacial Sciences 2010; 2   

6. Oral Lichen Plus In Childhood: A Rare Case Report, M Gunasekhar, Reddy Sudhakar, Mohammad Shahul, John Tenny, ManyamRavikanth,NManikyakumarDermatalogy Online Journal 16(8):9

7. GunaShekhar, Alluri Rama Raju, Chandrasekhar Rao, Sarada. Prosthetic rehabilitation for a patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: a clinical case. Braz J Oral Sci 2010; 9(1): 63-66   

8. Vinay.C, Sudhakar Reddy R,Uloopi K S, Chandrasekhar R  Clinical manifestations of Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome - A case report. A case report. J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent 2009; 27(4):256-9.   

9. Dr R Chandra sekhar, Dr M Gunashekhar published an article on Early Periodicals of Local Anesthesia ; Review in AP State Dental Journal, Oct-Dec Issue, 2009.   

10. Vinay.C, Sudhakar Reddy R,Uloopi K S,Madhuri V, Chandrasekhar R  - Craniofacial features in Goldenhar Syndrome -A case report. J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent 2009; 27(2):121-4.   

11. Reddy S.K.,Uloopi K.S.,Vinay C and V. V. Subbareddy. Orthodontic uprighting of impacted mandibular permanent second molar: A case report. J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent 2008; 26(1): 29-31   

12. Suma R.,Vinay C.,ShashikanthM.C.,andV.V.Subbareddy - Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis. J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent. Supplement 2007- S 30-33.   

13. Prabhakaran S, Sriram .CH, Muthu MS,Rao Chandrasekhar. R, Siva kumar N  published an article on Dental arch dimensions in primary dentition  of children aged 3-5 years in Chennai and Hyderabad in Indian Journal of Dental Research 2006;17(4): 185-189

14. R.Chandrasekhar. Infant's oral health: Foundation for golden dental health. Costal Andhra Dental Journal 2003;2:6   

15. VinayC. ,Prabhakar A.R.,RajuO.S.Laser and Visible light cured Pit and Fissure sealants Comparison of microleakage at enamel- sealant interface:  an in vitro study. J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent 2002; 20(1):30-36.   

16. TandonS,Rao C, Moorty K, Nayak S A short term plaque study using lactitol as a non-sugar sweetner. J ClinPediatr Dent.1997 winter;21(2):157-62.   

17. VeerabhadraRao,V.V.Subba Reddy. An in vitro comparative evaluation of the tensile bond strength at the two interfaces of the sandwich technique.J Indian SocPedod Prevent Dent1995;13:10-12.