Faculty Projects
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sowmya
Preparation and characterization of quaternary ammonium-based antimicrobial monomer-smart hydrogel composite materials for treating periodontitis
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 1,50,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Ashwini Prabhu
Principal Investigator
Dr. Veena K M
A novel mucoadhesive delivery platform containing dapsone as a treatment modality
for oral lichen planus with enhanced tolerability and improved efficacy.
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 50 Lakhs
Principal Investigator
Dr. Veena K M
Plant based rapidly disintegrating patches as a treatment modality for oral lichen
planus
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 30 Lakhs
Principal Investigator
Dr. Veena K M
Prebiotics from Onion Waste as Functional Foods and Medicine
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 75,000.000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Veena K M
Smart Bio-inspired Drug delivery platform for the treatment of oral mucosal diseases
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 18,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Rachana Prabhu
Detection of Human Papilloma Virus 16 and 18 in tissues, scrapings and saliva of patients with Oral Leukoplakia using Polymerase chain reaction Technique-A cross-sectional study.
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 3,00,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Prashanth Shenoy
Principal Investigator
Dr. Anu Babu
Role of molecular markers in treatment response for advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 1,52,000
Principal Investigator
Dr.Joyce Sequeira
Evaluation of inflammatory mediators and magnetic resonance imaging changes in temporomandibular joint disorders
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 3,23,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Varsha Upadya
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jayaprakash K
Recycling of dental waste gypsum
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 5,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sham S. Bhat
IgG levels in saliva-in Autism patients
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 13,62,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Riaz Abdulla
Development of an intra oral biocompatible radio protective
shielding device in radiotherapy ofhead & neck cancers
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 32,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Riaz Abdulla
The Role & Association of MTHFR gene & serum Homocysteine, levels in Non syndromic cleft lip and palate cases
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 4,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Akhter Husain
Establishment of MedTech Design and Rapid Prototyping facility
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 2,94,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sandeep Shetty
Save maxillary protraction Appliance.
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 50,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sandeep Shetty
Comparison of the efficacy of the infra-zygomatic crest/Buccal shelf screws for the retraction of the anterior teeth to the conventional
method of retraction
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 2,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr. Vivek Amin, Dr. Sandeep Shetty, Dr. Sebanti Gupta
Evaluation of the shear bond strength of composite for bonding
of orthodontic brackets and assessment of demineralization post debonding on teeth treated
with preventive measures for white spot lesions
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 2,94,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Syeda Fathimuz Zahara, Dr. Stanly Selvakumar
Principal Investigator
Dr.Veena K M
Localized Delivery of Cyclosporine-A to Cause Thickening of the Peri-lmplant Mucosa during the Placement of Dental lmplants
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 13,00,000
Principal Investigator
Dr.Veena K M
Human studies of a novel gel formulation containing halofuginone hydrobromide to
establish the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficancy in single dose and multiple does studies in
helthly subjects and patients with oral submucosal fibrosis
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 1.92 Cr
Principal Investigator
Dr.Hasan sarfaraz
A Comparative evaluation of the peri-implant tissue response and
intergration around conventionally cleaned implant restoration with implant
restorations that are polished and ultra sonically decontaiminated
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 3,85,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Mohammed zahid , Dr.Sazia amreen
Principal Investigator
Dr.Hasan sarfaraz
A Comparative evaluation of the peri-implant tissue response and
intergration around conventionally cleaned implant restoration with implant
restorations that are polished and ultra sonically decontaiminated
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 10,86,196
Co Investigator
Dr.Mohammed zahid, Dr.Sazia amreen
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sowmya
Evaluation of the properties of tissue conditioner containing co-polymerizable quaternary ammonium-based antimicrobial monomers as an antimicrobial additive
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 3,00,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Ashwini Prabhu
PG Projects
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sahanai Sunny
Comparative evaluation of effect of silver diamine fluoride and glass ionomer cement on
micro hardness of artificial caries lesion in primary teeth – An vitro study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 50,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Sharan Sargod
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jyosthna Madhurkar
Comparative evaluation of vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel
access (VISTA) with platelet rich fibrin and connective tissue graft in the management of
multiple gingival recession defects: A randomized split mouth clinical study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 50,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Shashikanth Hegde
Principal Investigator
Dr. Dhabaria Husain
Evaluation of Infra orbital nerve recovery following surgical management of zygomatic maxillary
complex fracture
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 50,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Vinayakrishna K
Principal Investigator
Dr Amitha Basheer
Effectiveness of Silver diamine fluoride in Early Childhood Caries
among 24-72 months old children in Mangaluru taluk A Randomized Controlled Trial
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 20,000
Co Investigator
Praveen Jodalli
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sameera Begum
Qalitative assessment of archivalformalin fixed parafin embedded (PFPE) oral cancer tissue
blocks and differetial expression of proteins using high resolution mass spectrometry
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 13,31,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Riaz Abdulla
FUNDED PROJECT- UG
Principal Investigator
Sahana Sheikh
Microbial Identification And Surface Distribution On Dental
Light Curing Units – A Cross Sectional Study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 16,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Karkala Syed Suhaim
Principal Investigator
Hisana Shahla
A Study To Assess The Salivary Cortisol Level As A Stress Marker In Patients With Anterior Missing Teeth- An In Vivo Study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 53,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Fahad Mohammad
Principal Investigator
Miss. Arya Raju
Impact of passive music intervention in self reported
Dental anxiety patients undergoing ultrasonic scaling procedure
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 5,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Anupama Rao
Principal Investigator
Mr. K. M. Thousil
The effect of online classes on mental and physical health of students in health professions
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.50,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Junaid
Principal Investigator
Ms.Manjusha Ullas
Assesment of Inflamatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8 in the
saliva of Vaccinated and Non Vaccinated children : A case control study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.50,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Rachana V Prabhu
Principal Investigator
Mr.Abhinandan Kumar
A study to assess the salivary
antibodies in vaccinated and non-
vaccinated individuals with
respect to Covid-19 virus
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.50,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Vishnu Prabhu
Principal Investigator
Ms.Sheikh Sadaf
Comparison of the Lamendin's and Johanson's Technique of age estimation using dentin
Translucency on Karnataka populations
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.40,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Sudeendra Prabhu
Principal Investigator
Mr. Abdu Samad K
Biometric identification system as a potential source of nosocomial
infection : A cross sectional study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.22,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Syed Miqdad
Principal Investigator
Miss. Ann Maria Ajoy
Evaluation of Efficacy of various preventive measures on their ability to restrict fall in salivary PH offer consumption of carbonated drinks
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.5,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Sudeendra Prabhu
Principal Investigator
Sinan P.H
Green tea and aloe vera in reducing dentin erosion and abrasion
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Nithin Suvarna
Principal Investigator
Jeevika
Prevention of radiation induced stomatits in patients with head and neck cancer using honey as a mouth wash
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Hasan Sarfaraz
Principal Investigator
Mohammed sinan
Comparative evaluation of fracture resistance of tooth restored with
various restorative materials by experimental and simulation
Finite element Analysis (FEA) method
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Jayaprakash
Principal Investigator
Varun B Nair
Oral Hygiene A Reliable Predictor of Mucositis for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Laxminarayan Sonde
Principal Investigator
Arya Raju
Assessment of the Biopsychosocial
Impact on Caregivers of Head and
Neck Cancer patients undergoing
radiotherapy- A prospective
cohort study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Praveen Jodalli
Principal Investigator
Mr.Abdu Samad K H
Bio metric identification system as
a potential source of nosocomial
infection: A cross sectional study
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr. Syed Mohammed Miqdad
Principal Investigator
Fathimath Jeelela
Morphological dimorphism of
maxillary incisive foramen in a
south Indian population : A
Radiographic study.
Funding Agencies

Amount Sanctioned
Rs.20,000
Co Investigator
Dr.Prashanth Shenoy