Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology

Department of

Overview of Department:

Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the oral healthcare of medically compromised patients and with the diagnosis and non-surgical management of medically related disorders or conditions involving the oral and maxillofacial region. Oral and maxillofacial radiology is the branch of dentistry and the discipline of radiology is concerned with the analysis and production of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region. 4000 new patients and about 2000 radiographs taken in a month. Specializes in providing diagnosis and management of precancerous lesions, oral mucosal disorders, Orofacial pain, TMJ disorders, salivary gland disorders, and oral manifestations of systemic diseases. Provides various radiological imaging ranging from conventional intra-oral and panoramic radiography to skull and TMJ imaging using a conventional film, as well as Radiovisiography (RVG).

Departmental Facilities:

1.Department

Oral medicine department
OPD registration counter
OPD area
Patient waiting area
Oral radiology section
IOPA room
RVG room
Panoramic radiography

2.Teaching & Learning Assessment Facilities

Class Room Teaching (Large Group)
Clinical Case based discussions
Problem-based discussion
Case Based Study Materials
Viva Cards
Case Based Study Materials
Extra Oral Imaging Devices
Electronic Pulp Vitality Tester

Departmental Facilities:

1. Academic

Clinical posting for the third year.
Clinical posting for a final year.
Powerpoint presentation of lectures.
Lectures schedule.
SOP

2. Ongoing research
Evaluation of the prevalence, attitude & awareness towards repetitive motion disorders among dentists in the Indian subpopulation - a questionnaire- based study

3. Specialized procedures done in the department

Intralesional injections for the treatment of Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Corticosteroids, Hyaluronidase & Placental extracts)
Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia with Oral Antioxidants.
Treatment of MPDS with drugs and physiotherapy. diseases like RAS, Lichen Planus, OSMF etc.Use of alternate medicine in the treatment of stubborn
Oral Antifungal Therapy.
Pharmacotherapies for Neuralgia

4. Others

Emergency dental service by oral medicine and radiology department on public holidays socioeconomic status.
Free Prescription and distribution of medicine to patients with low certified.
Both Intra oral & Extra oral radiographic machine are AERB.
Periodic monitoring of radiation exposure is carried out. (BARC) devices.Intra oral and extra oral imaging is done by wearing protective.
Special care is given to pregnant women while imaging.

Departmental Achievements:

1.Dr. Gaurav Verma
Secured 2nd rank in Avishkar Inter-University Research competition.
Article publication

Cone Beam Computed Tomography- An Effective Tool in Detecting Caries Under Fixed Dental Prostheses Subpopulation.
Morphology of Permanent Mandibular Incisors in Indian Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study of Root Canal
Myths from Facts.A Survey on Post Covid-19 Vaccination Symptoms to Separate of Literature.
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: Rare Case Reports with Review
Paget's disease of Mandible: A rare case report.
Juvenile ossifying fibroma: A diagnosis quandary.

Book publication

Drugs in dentistry.

2. Dr Madhura Mahajan
Article publication

Salivary Human Chorionic Gonadotropin as a Novel Biomarker for Early Detection of Pregnancy: A Pilot Study.
Forensic Evaluation of Frontal Sinus, Nasal Bone, Nasal Septum Pattern and Piriform Aperture Using Postero-anterior
Cephalogram. in Oral Lichen planus-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Correlation of Salivary cortisol with stress, anxiety and depression
Diagnostic Accuracy of Chemiluminescence for Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis