Research Goal
The research goal of the People’s College of Dental sciences is to conduct basic, clinical, and translational research that directly relates to the general and unique oral health needs of the citizens of Central India and beyond. To accomplish this goal, the school has more recently been jointly involved in research projects with other units within the University at large, and other Universities. The school welcomes collaborative research within or outside the University.
Priority areas of research
Department of Periodontics
Regenerating bone defects using new biomedical engineering approaches; Incorporating periodontal medicine into clinical practice and host response modulation in management of periodontal disease; Vaccination to prevent gum disease; Periodontal vaccine and its effect on prostaglandin E2 and periodontal tissue engineering with focus on growth factors
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Epidemiological surveys among handicapped children; To understand behavior and treatment need; Prevention strategy in dental trauma patients and rotary system for cleansing and shaping of root canal in pediatric dentistry.
Department of Prosthodontics
Implications and complications of wearing faulty prosthesis; Implant prosthodontics – Current perspectives and future directions; Anti bacterial effect of copper vessel water on oral pathogenic microflora and masticatory efficiency in patients having various dentulous and edentulous conditions.
Department of Public Health Dentistry
To conduct epidemiological oral health surveys among various population subgroups for health promotion among urban and rural masses including special care groups, children, geriatric populations; HIV and oral health; Tobacco cessation counseling and related research; Oral health policy issues – implementation of National oral health Policy; Quality assurance and assessment in oral health care education and delivery. To develop and maintain ethical standards in scientific research; Engaging dental work force in emergency preparedness and disaster management; Infection control practices in traditional and nontraditional dental settings
Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry
Caries vaccine, Biomaterials and tissue engineering: Focusing on dentin replacement; Regenerative endodontics to open new frontiers in endodontics: Specifically Root canal revascularization; Dental pulp stem cells in endodontic research- Focusing on Post Natal stem cell therapy.
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Estimation of Cyclin D1 overexpression as a molecular marker in oral sub mucous fibrosis; Evaluation of Cachexia in OSMF; Efficacy of topical curcuma extract as an adjunct therapy for management of OSMF; Efficacy of topical curcuma extract and systemic Lycopene in management of oral lichen planus; Salivary tumor markers in oral cancer; Gene mutations in partial anodontia.(MSX 1 & PXa9); Integrin expression in Leukoplakia; Comparison of cheiloscopy, palatal rugae in patients for forensic assessment
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Epidemiology and developing treatment protocols in alveolar osteits; Role of additives in promotion of surgical wound healing; Clinical application of low level laser therapy in post surgical wound healing; Reconstructive methods in OSMF; Determining more precise fixation requirements in mandibular fractures; Making local anesthesia effective in infected caries
Department of Orthodontics
Evaluation of stability of micro implant; To evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion in Central Indian population; Incidence of bacterimia after using mini implants and bandings; Evaluation of anchorage loss using maximum anchorage cover treated 2,nd molar as anchor units.
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Potentially malignant disorders of oral cavity; Assessment of dentofacial and soft tissue anomalies in survival of Bhopal gas tragedy with cytogenic alteration; Determination of age and sex by anthroprometry and molecular analysis; Epidemiological study on tobacco related oral habits and associated lesions in general population of Bhopal.