Institute of Dental Sciences (KLE University)

RESEARCH

Department of Community Dentistry

List of Research Completed :

Sl No	BATCH	TOPIC
1	1993	Study of prevalence of Dental Caries as related to selected risk factors among Pre-school children of Belgaum city.
2	1994	Prevalence of Anterior Teeth fracture in permanent Dentitions Among The school Going Children of South Zone Dist. Belgaum.
3	1994	Assessment of Dental Knowledge Behavuiour and Attitude among high school going children in Belgaum city.
4	1995	The permanent first molar as an indicator for predicting caries activity -1998.
5	1995	Talon cusp: A prevalence study –1998.
6	1995	Analysis of maxillary mandibular fractures and treatment -A retrospective study.
7	1995	Prevalence of supernumerary teeth in school going children of Belgaum city.
8	1996	Knowledge, attitude and practice of dental caries and periodontal disease prevention among primary school teachers in Belgaum city.
9	1996	Assessment of Oral Hygiene practices among school children in Belgaum.- 1999.
10	1998	Assessment of reasons preventing regular dental care among dental patients in Belgaum.
11	1999	Comparison of microleakage of resin based and glass ionomer based pit and fissure sealant – An in-vitro study -2001.
12	2000	Effect of tooth brush wears on plaque control – 2002.
13	2000	Oral health status and treatments needs of the handicap children in Belgaum city.
14	2001	Oral Status and treatment needs of the elderly people residing in old age homes of Belgaum city Karnataka.
15	2001	Health and Life style of Dentists in Belgaum City, Karnataka.
16	2002 Mar	Patient perceptions towards professionalism in dentistry.
17	2002 Mar	Primary Dentition status and treatment need of cleft –lip and cleft – palate children aged between 2-5 yrs.
18	2002	Knowledge, attitude and practices towards oral health among anganwadi workers of Belgaum city.
19	2002	Assessment of periodontal status and loss of teeth among smokers and non-smokers of Belgaum city.
20	2002	Relationship of ABO blood groups and oral cancer.
21	2002	Comparison and evaluation of two fluoride releasing and non fluoride releasing adhesives on enamel demineralization. – An Invitro study
22	2003 Jan	Health care seeking behavior for orofacial pain among school teachers of Belgaum City.
23	2003 Jan	Knowledge attitude and practices of high school going children of Bijapur towards dental caries in comparison to dental caries status.
24	2003	Cross infection in dentistry- knowledge and attitude of degree college students.
25	2003	Occupational hazards among dental surgeon.
26	2003	Effect of fennel seeds on plaque and salivary pH a clinical study.
27	2003	Antimicrobial effects of aerobic oxygen against oral micro-organisms.
28	2003	Comparison of retention of GIC (Fuji III) and light cure pit and fissure sealant. A one-year clinical study.
29	2003	Perceived sources of stress among undergraduate dental students.
30	2004	Status of third molars in final year’s students of KLE’s dental college.
31	2004	Oral health status of handicapped children attending various special schools in Belgaum city.
32	2004	The effects of different methods of drinking a carbonated beverage on dental plaque pH- an in-vivo study.
33	2004	Questionnaire vs. clinical surveys. Effectiveness to assess the dental and periodontal status and treatment needs of bank employees in Belgaum city.
34	2004	Impact of a modified carbonated beverage on human dental plaque pH- an in vivo study.
35	2004	Lip Prints can it aid in individual identification.
36	2004	Effect of Oil Pulling on Plaque and Gingivitis.
37	2004	A Comparative clinical trial of two tongue cleaning methods on salivary Mutans streptococci level.
38	2004	Perceived sources of stress in Undergraduate students of KLE’S Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum.
39	2005	Early childhood caries & dietary habits among anganwadi preschool children in Belgaum city.
40	2005	Changes in salivary pH before & after consumption of fresh fruit juices- A randomized controlled trial.
41	2005	A questionnaire study to assess the knowledge, skills, practices 8 attitude of post graduate Dental students toward the application of computers.
42	2005	Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral health among recruits and soldiers of Indian Army.
43	2005	Assessment of knowledge attitude & practices of gutkha chewers amongst college students & young working population of Belgaum city.
44	2005	Utilization of prosthodontic services among the geriatric population of Urban Belgaum district, Karnataka state.
45	2006	Evaluation of periodontal risk assessment model ( PRA) among adults ages 30-60 years attending Institute of dental Sciences, Belgaum- A Hospital based study.
46	2006	A questionnaire study on cheating tendencies among undergraduate dental students.
47	2006	Dental erosion among 12 year old school children – A cross sectional study.

List of Research ongoing :

Sl. NO	BATCH	TOPIC
1	2006	The role of trace elements in drinking water among 12 year old children in preventing caries in rural district of Andhra Pradesh, India
2	2006	Effectiveness of rinsing aqueous Terminalia chebula extract on salivary streptococcus mutans among 20-25 year old subjects- An in vivo study
3	2006	Oral health status in children who are on long term liquid medication.
4	2007	Rehability and validity of the Dental satisfaction Questionnaire in a sub sample of Indian population

PLANNED AREAS FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH PROJECTS

1) Impact on oral health quality of life on dental patients.
Dr. Ridhima

2) 15 Months evaluation of GIC restoration placed using 3 minimal interventions approaches among children aged.
Dr. Vartika

3) Dental caries assessment of preschool children and knowledge, attitude & practice of mothers in urban & rural population.
Dr. Deepti

4) Effectiveness of different health education programs among 12 years old school Children.

5) Relation between resting & stimulated salivary pH.

6) Comparison between buffering capacity of saliva assessed by pH meter & pH indicator strips.

7) Influence of chewing gums on salivary pH following glucose rinse.

8) Comparison between different methods of saliva collection.
Dr. Mamata. Hebbal

9) Knowledge and Attitude of people residing in Vantmuri, Kenya and Handignur towards oral health.

10) Questionnaire study on tobacco addiction using a scoring scale of the Fagestorm Test for Nicotine Dependence
Dr. Mahantesh. B. S

List of Main Dissertations:

SL. NO	BATCH	TOPIC
1	1993	A comparative study of Oral hygiene status of Handicapped and Normal individuals of Belgaum city
2	1993	Study of prevalence of Dental caries as related risk factors among pre-school children of Belgaum city
3	1994	Oral health status and treatment needs among Schools children in Uttar Kannada District.
4	1994	Oral health status of industrial workers in Belgaum.
5	1995	An epidemiological study of the eruption status of enamel hypoplasia and dental caries in the deciduous dentition as related to the nutritional status among anganwadi children of Belgaum city.
6	1995	Relation between dental caries and dental fluorosis with different concentration of fluoride in endemic fluoride areas of Haryana.
7	1996	Prevalence of anterior teeth fracture and its co-relation with malocclusion among school going children of Belgaum city aged 12 and 15 years
8	1996	Oral health status and treatment needs among the recruits of Indian army in Belgaum city.
9	1997	Oral hygiene status, Gingival status, periodontal status and treatment needs among pregnant and non-pregnant women- A comparative study
10	1997	Clinical consideration for extraction decision of permanent teeth of patients attending dental institutions of Belgaum city.
11	1998	To determine the relation ship between oral hygiene and gingival status with socio-economic status among school going children of Belgaum city aged 12-15 yrs
12	1998	Prevalence of dental caries in individual teeth and treatment needs in 6-12 year old, school going children in Belgaum city- A cross sectional study.
13	1999	Causes of Burn out among Dental surgeons in Northern Karnataka
14	1999	To study the relation ship between gingivitis and irregular teeth in the anterior segments of the dental arches.
15	2000	Relationship of sugar consumption, microbial and salivary parameters with dental caries experience-A study among high school children of Belgaum city.
16	2000	Dental health status, knowledge, Attitude and behavior towards Dental health among high school students of Pavagada.
17	2001 Sep	Oral health status and treatment needs among the Harikantra community in Uttara Kannada District.
18	2002 Mar	Assessment of periodontal status of Diabetes mellitus patients attending Civil Hospital, Belgaum city.
19	2002 Sep	Prevalence of malocclusion among school going children aged 12-15 yrs of Belgaum city-
20	2002 Sep	Oral health status and treatment needs of cleft lip and cleft patients aged between 3-18 yrs attending to KLE’S Hospital and medical research center, Belgaum.
21	2003 Mar	The antimicrobial effect of sodium fluoride mouthrinse on Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli in saliva.
22	2003 Sep	Oral health status and treatment needs among 12&15 yr old school children belonging to different socio-economic status in Bellary city.
23	2003 Sep	Effects of non-fluoridated dentifrice, the fluoridated dentifrice and casein phosphor peptide amorphous calcium phosphate paste on enamel caries formation and lesion depth progression- An in vitro comparison.
24	2003 Sep	Variation in detection of proximal caries using different diagnostic methods.
25	2004	Antimicrobial efficacy of various disinfecting solutions in reducing the contamination of the tooth brush- A comparative study.
26	2004	Cheiloscopic comparison of the Tibetan refugees in Mundgod and the General population of Belgaum.
27	2004	Periodontal health status among permanent residents of high and low fluoride areas in Kolar District - A comparative study.
28	2004	Oral health status and treatment needs of 12 to 15 year old blind children residing in “schools for blind” in Karnataka –an epidemiological study.
29	2005	Assessment of edentulousness status, prosthetic status and prosthetic treatment needs of Geriatric population of Belgaum district, Karnataka state.
30	2005	Oral health status and treatment needs of army personnel stationed at Belgaum, Karnataka.
31	2005	Prevalence of Early Childhood caries and its ralation to feeding practices and socio-economic status in 3-5 years pre-school children in Belgaum city.

List of main dissertation ongoing

1	2006	Prevalence of dental erosion among 5 year old school children of Belgaum city
2	2006	Effect of Chlorhexidine- thymol/ varnish and fluoride varnish in preventing caries in 6-8 year old government school children in Belgaum city
3	2006	Microbiological assessment of saliva of streptococcus mutans in children aged 5-7 years in Government schools of Belgaum city pre and post atraumatic restorative treatment (Art).
4	2007	Evaluation of dental caries of preschool children and oral health related knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers before and after health education in Belgaum city.
5	2007	Evaluation of relation of GIC Fuji-IX restored using three minimum interventional approaches in 8-12 years old school children of Belgaum city.
6	2007	To assess the effects of addition of casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), sodium fluoride (NAF), and a combination of both in a carbonated beverage on enamel erosion and lesional depth.

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