Compassionate pediatric dentist dedicated to providing gentle, preventive, and comprehensive dental care for infants, children, and adolescents. Skilled in behavior management, restorative procedures, pulp therapy, and early interceptive orthodontics, with a strong focus on creating a positive dental experience and promoting lifelong oral health.
- Management of uncooperative children and special children
- Myofunctional appliances (interceptive orthodontics)
- Full mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia
- Cleft lip and palate patients
- Clinical applications of child psychology at The Oxford Dental College.
- Twin block appliance and 2*4 appliance in early age orthodontics at KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences.
- Interdisciplinary innovative endodontics conducted in VS Dental College.
- Hybrid symposium on SDF: structured discussion forum Silver Diamine Fluoride – the bottom line held on World Disability Day (4th December, 2023) in association with Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies.
- Lecture and hands on workshop on Edelweiss pediatric crown and veneer at Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences.
- Gain with no pain – 14th edition (full mouth rehabilitation of children under general anesthesia) at Saveetha Dental College.
- 15 days training at Smile Train Cleft Leadership Centre, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Bangalore on cleft lip and cleft palate cases.
- 3 month fellowship on integrated training in pediatric sedation, general anesthesia and emergency life support for dental professionals at Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute.
- Best poster presentation in conference at Saveetha Dental College by ISPPD.
- BDS batch topper with First Class. Also have been awarded the best outstanding student of my batch (2016-2017).
- MDS batch topper with 430 marks and 71.6%, RGHUS University 10th rank holder.
Preventive dentistry and interceptive orthodontics
Comparative Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Calcium Silicate-Based Root CanalSealers Against Enterococcus faecalis: An In Vitro Study. This publication is still ongoing in evaluation stage in Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry.
BACKGROUND
Enterococcus faecalis is frequently linked to persistent endodontic infections. Bioceramic sealers,containing tricalcium silicate or calcium phosphate, are valued for their antimicrobial properties,biocompatibility, sealing ability, and potential to improve root strength due to their alkaline pH and bioactivity.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of three calcium silicate-based root canal sealers: BioRootTM RCS, Cerafill RCS and Bio C Sealer against Enterococcus faecalis.
METHODS
Bacterial strains were cultured on nutrient agar and incubated at 37ºC for 24 hours. Sample-loaded discs (100 µg/mL) were placed on Mueller-Hinton agar and incubated again for 24 hours. Zones of inhibition were observed around the discs and measured in millimetres, then compared with those of the positive control.
RESULTS
The mean inhibition zones were 24.00 mm (metronidazole), 20.33 mm (CeraFill RCS), 17.00 mm (BioRoot RCS), and 15.00 mm (Angelus). Intergroup comparison showed no statistically significant difference in the antimicrobial efficacy of the tested calcium silicate-based sealers against Enterococcus faecalis.
CONCLUSION
All the three calcium silicate based root canal sealers showed antimicrobial activity againstEnterococcus faecalis. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the different groups.
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