Ongoing research projects in the year 2021-22
| S.No. | Title of the Project | PI | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders based on Vienna concept of functional occlusion | Dr. Ritu Duggal | Austria-Scientific & Technological Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
| 2 | Effectiveness of training on best mercury hygiene practices in improving the knowledge regarding Minamata Convention among dental professionals | Dr. Ritu Duggal | Under National Oral Health Program |
| 3 | Efficacy of a teacher training program on role of sugars on oral health: A mixed-method study | Dr. Ritu Duggal | Under National Oral Health Program |
| 4 | Effectiveness of an oral health training program among Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti staff nurses | Dr. Ritu Duggal | Under National Oral Health Program |
| 5 | Effectiveness of an oral health training program among Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan school teachers on the role of sugars in oral health and general health | Dr. Ritu Duggal | Under National Oral Health Program |
| 6 | Fluoride and sugar levels for the commercially available baby food supplements | Dr. Ritu Duggal | AIIMS Intramural |
| 7 | HLA related genetic propensity for manifestation of oral submucous fibrosis among North Indians | Dr. Ritu Duggal | AIIMS Intramural |
| 8 | Evaluation of the efficacy of tooth movement with Alignwise Clear Aligner System. | Dr. Vilas Samrit | Alignwise Smile Technologies |
| 9 | 3D printed aligners as a state of the art smile designing appliance for its integration in Indian public hospitals | Dr. Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari | Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India |
| 10 | Automatic diagnosis and monitoring for orthodontic invisible appliance cases using artificial neural network | Dr. Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari | India-Taiwan programme of co-operation [Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India] |
| 11 | Finite Element Analysis and development of Miniscrew Implant Supported Bi-helix Appliance (MISBA) for true asymmetric maxillary expansion | Dr. Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari | AIIMS, New Delhi & IIT-Delhi |
| 12 | Evaluation of the effect of newer simplified protocols for fabrication of complete denture on denture quality, patient satisfaction, and nutritional status | Dr. Aditi Nanda | AIIMS Intramural |
| 13 | Evaluation of osteocalcin and metalloproteinase 8 levels in the periimplant crevicular fluid (PICF) around immediate dental implant placed with socket shield technique (SST) and conventional technique (CT) in maxillary anterior region- A randomized controlled pilot study | Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Koli | AIIMS Intramural |
| 14 | A Prospective Pilot study to evaluate the clinical success of a Tooth Colored metal free Self-Curing Resin-based material as an alternate to silver amalgam for Class-II Posterior Restoration | Dr. Amrita Chawla | AIIMS Intramural |
| 15 | Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) as a therapeutic adjunct to enhance periodontal healing subsequent to luxation dental injuries | Dr. Vijay Kumar | AIIMS Intramural |
| 16 | The role of novel self-assembling peptides in prevention of post radiation caries in head and neck cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial | Dr. Vijay Kumar | ICMR |
| 17 | Development and testing of 3D printed tooth prototype with anatomic complexity for pre-clinical endodontic training | Dr. Sidhartha Sharma | AIIMS Intramural |
| 18 | Fabrication and in-vivo (rat model) evaluation of novel local drug delivery system based on polymer nanocomposite for treatment of periodontitis | Dr. Kunaal Dhingra | ICMR |
| 19 | A randomized controlled trial evaluating subepithelial connective tissue graft and injectable platelet-rich fibrin with or without enamel matrix derivative for treating multiple gingival recessions in smokers | Dr. Kunaal Dhingra | AIIMS Intramural |
| 20 | Clinical, histomorphometric and 3-dimensional cone beam computed tomographic analysis of autogenous tooth bone graft mixed with injectable platelet rich fibrin for ridge preservation | Dr. Vikender Singh | AIIMS Intramural |
| 21 | Serum and saliva metabolomic profiling and identification of potential biomarkers in periodontitis by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy | Dr. Anika Dawar | AIIMS Intramural |
| 22 | Development of the mobile app for prevention of dental diseases in children | Dr. Kalpana Bansal | AIIMS Intramural |
| 23 | Development and validation of Dental Trauma Awareness Tool for school teachers | Dr. Nitesh Tewari | ICMR |
| 24 | Comparative evaluation of module for sports dental injury prevention (MSIP) and combination of MSIP with custom-fabricated mouth-guard for prevention of traumatic dental injuries in 10-18 years old Kabaddi Players of Delhi-NCR region in a sports season: a cluster randomized controlled trial | Dr. Nitesh Tewari | ICMR |
| 25 | Cytotoxicity of intracanal medicaments used for root canal disinfection and their effect on proliferation and differentiation potentials of Stem Cells from Apical Papilla-An in-vitro study | Dr. Morankar Rahul | AIIMS Intramural |
| 26 | The detection of current and persistent oral HPV infection using non- invasive method in oral potentially malignant disorders with their clinical and molecular characteristics | Dr. Shalini Gupta | ICMR |
| 27 | To determine the concentration of betel nut alkaloids and catechin in current and past betel nut users and their association with pro- oncogenic cytokines and oral potentially malignant disorders | Dr. Shalini Gupta | AIIMS Intramural |
| 28 | Multi region sequencing to unveil the intra tumoral heterogeneity and novel biomarkers in oral squamous cell carcinoma in an Indian population: Case Control Study | Dr. Deepika Mishra | ICMR |
| 29 | Investigate the use of fluorescence based micro endoscopy, developing image repository and artificial intelligence based deep learning to detect oral squamous cell carcinoma and dysplasia in Indian population. | Dr. Deepika Mishra | Non funded |
| 30 | Explore the novel use of florescence based micro endoscopy and Raman spectroscopy for detection of oral cancer and dysplasia | Dr. Deepika Mishra | AIIMS-IIT-Delhi Inter Institutional Collaborative Research Grant |
| 31 | Retrospective study of oral pathology specimens: incisional vs excisional specimens and cytopathology vs histopathology | Dr. Deepika Mishra | Non funded |
| 32 | Molecular and immunological characterization of fibro-osseous lesions affecting oral and maxillofacial region | Dr. Deepika Mishra | AIIMS Intramural |
| 33 | Impact of simulation based teaching on knowledge of performer, actual conduct of aerosol generating procedures and self-confidence while handling patients with COVID-19 | Dr. Devalina Goswami | AIIMS Intramural |
Collaborative projects
| SL. NO | Title of the project | Collaborating Department/Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Population based prospective cohort study to unravel the causes of stroke and cognitive decline: A cross cultural perspective | Neurology – Clinical Epidemiology, AIIMS, New Delhi |
| 2 | Functionalized Collagen nanoparticle impregnated silk nanoceramic composite 3D matrices for flat bone regeneration | IIT Guwahati |
| 3 | NLRP3 Inflammasome gene polymorphisms and their expression in Periodontitis- a genetic study in North Indian population | Dept. of Biochemistry, AIIMS, New Delhi |
| 4 | A prospective, active controlled, randomised, double blind, multicentre, phase III study to compare the safety and efficacy of biosimilar denosumab of Enzine Biosciences Limited Versus innovator denosumab in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, as Co-PI | Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi |
| 5 | Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program (CCSP) Program comprised effects of cancer related chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplantation of dentofacial and oral structures as Co-Investigator (Interdisciplinary collaborative project with IRCH department | Department of Medical Oncology IRCH AIIMS NEW DELHI |
| 6 | A descriptive study to evaluate the extracutaneous and systemic involvement in children with inherited epidermolysis bullosa. | Dermatology and Venereology, AIIMS, New Delhi |
| 7 | Assessment of Quality of Life Among Adult Survivors of Head and Neck Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumours | Department of Medical Oncology IRCH AIIMS NEW DELHI |
| 8 | Dental conditions and co morbidities in an elderly Population in North India | Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi |
| 9 | Development and testing of 3D printed tooth prototype with anatomic complexity for pre-clinical endodontic training | Conservative and Endodontics CDER |
| 10 | Clinical, histomorphometric and 3- Dimensional Cone Beam Tomographic analysis of Autogenous Tooth Bone Graft mixed with Injectable Platelet Rich Fibrin for ridge preservation | Periodontics CDER |
| 11 | Subepithelial connective tissue graft and injectable platelet –rich fibrin with or without enamel matrix derivative for treating multiple gingival recessions in smokers: a randomized clinical trial | Periodontics CDER |
| 12 | Immunoexpression of HLA class II antigen system in Oral Submucous Fibrosis- study of genetic propensity among North Indians | Public Health dentistry CDER |
| 13 | A study to examine dependence, harm perception and motivation to quit amongst Indian areca nut users and pilot test an intervention module. | PSYCHIATRY & NDDTC AIIMS |
| 14 | Elucidating the cellular functions and clinical significance of Dipeptidyl Peptidase III (DPP III) in oral cancer. | Dept of Biochemistry, AIIMS and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER. |
| 15 | A pilot study to evaluate flourescence UV imaging for assessment of malignant and potentially malignant disorders in oral cavity and update and analysis of tongue cancer database. | Dept of Surgical Oncology, IRCH and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER. |
| 16 | An observational study to evaluate bone healing and recurrence rate within one year after topical application of 5 fluorouracil in the treatment of odontogenic keratocyst | Div of Oral and maxillofacial Surgery and Div of Oral Pathology and microbiology, CDER, AIIMS |
| 17 | Role of human Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein D (hnRNPD) in oral cancer. | Dept of Biochemistry and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER AIIMS |
| 18 | Role of Negative Regulators of EGFR in Malignant Transformations of Oral Dysplasia | Dept of Biochemistry, AIIMS and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER |
| 19 | A phase III randomised controlled study comparing xerostomia after tubarial salivary gland sparing IMRT versus standard IMRT in patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. | Radiation Oncology, AIIMS and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER |
| 20 | Evaluation of two rehydration protocols for Fractured tooth fragments in terms of depth of penetrations of resin tags in dentin using confocal laser scanning microscopy. | Div of Pedodontics and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER |
| 21 | Multi-Model Autofluorescence, fluorescence, Polarization, Micro endoscopy and Spectroscopy based detection of common cancers of mouth, breast, Gut, respiratory tract, skin and female genital tract. | Department of General Surgery and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, CDER. |
| 22 | Tumors and cysts of jaw: Evaluation by dual energy computed tomography with limited MRI correlation. | Department of Radiodiagnosis and Div of Oral Pathology and Microbiology CDER, AIIMS. |
| 23 | European Society Of Intensive Care Medicine Covid-19 Project (Unite-Covid-19) | European Society of Intensive Care Medicine |
| 24 | Comparison of 5 factor modified fraility index and ASA classification to predict morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing arthroplasty – A prospective observational study | Dept. of Orthopedics |
| 25 | Role of Parecoxib, A Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, for Reduction of Severity of Acute Pancreatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Dept. of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition |
| 26 | Effect of Timing of Biliary Drainage (Urgent versus Early) in Patients with Severe Acute Cholangitis on 30 days Mortality: A Randomized controlled trial (ACT trial) | Dept. of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition |
| 27 | Randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of swallowing exercise on dysphagia among post extubated patients admitted in ICU of AIIMS | College of Nursing |
| 28 | Development and preliminary validation of a novel pain assessment scale based on pulpal symptoms | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, CDER |
