Dr. Sowmya SV

• Oral Oncology: Oral Potentially Malignant disorders, Oral Cancer, Salivary gland Neoplasms & Odontogenic lesions
• Diagnostic Pathology: Histopathology, Cytopathology, applications of Differential stains in diagnosis, Dark-field Microscopy, Phase contrast and Polarizing Microscopy, Immunohistochemistry, Polymerase Chain Reaction & Genomic analysis
• Clinical Pathology: Oral Exfoliative Cytology, Oral biopsy, Chairside oral investigative procedures
• Digital Pathology: Photomicrography, Image Analysis, applications of MATLAB software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in Oral Pathology
• Microbiology: Oral Microbial flora in various pathologies
• Forensic Odontology: Age estimation, Gender determination, Personal identification, Analysis of lip prints and rugae patterns

• Pushpalatha, C., Nagaraja, S., Sowmya, S.V. and Kamala, C., 2019. Biomaterials in Tooth Tissue Engineering. In Biomaterials in Orthopaedics and Bone Regeneration (pp. 91-115). Springer, Singapore.
• Pushpalatha, C., Sowmya, S.V., Jain, N., Nagaraja, S., Augustine, D., Haragannavar, V.C., Varghese, E.A. and Kumar, C., 2021. Nanomaterials for the Management of Multidisciplinary Dental Sciences and Applications. In Bio-manufactured Nanomaterials (pp. 203-226). Springer, Cham

• Ph.D. from Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru in 2022
• Recognized with Appreciation letter from Gokula Education Foundation for “Best Performance as a Teacher” in 2012.
• Won the Best Scientific Paper award in the Scientific Sessions at the XXVIII National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists held at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram from 1st to 3rd November, 2019
• Awarded Best Scientific Paper at 2nd Edition of Global Cancer Summit – May 2021 Kolkata

National Conference Papers

• Paper presentation at the National Triple ‘O’ Symposium held at Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore on 13th 14th& 15th March 2015
• Paper presentation at “Seminar on Medical Science and Biomedicine" held at Karnataka Cancer Society on 28th September 2016
• Scientific paper presentation at the XXVIII National Conference of the Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists held at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram from 1st to 3rd November, 2019.

International Conference Papers

• Scientific Paper presentation titled “Evaluation of the role of Epithelial Mesenchymal transition and Cancer stem cells in metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma using biomarkers” at 2nd World Cancer Congress and 2nd world congress on Drug discovery & development 2018, Conducted by Bangalore Healthcare Summit, 25th& 26th September 2018 held at Royal Orchid Resorts & Convention Centre, Bangalore.
• Scientific Paper presentation, on 30th May 2021 at the 2nd Edition of Global Cancer Summit – 2021, Kolkata.
• Paper presentation on 25th June 2021 at the AIMST International Dental econference by AIMST University, Malaysia.

National Journal Papers

• Assessment of Learning Preferences Among Dental Undergraduates. Dental Poster Journal. 2013; Vol 2, May – June Issue, Poster 4
• Multiple accessory cusps in mandibular permanent dentition: A case report. RGUHS journal of dental sciences. Sep 2011; 3(3): 43-47
• Supernumerary teeth: A report of 6 different cases. RGUHS journal of dental sciences. June 2012; 4(2): 79-84
• Histomorphometric analysis of nuclear and cellular volumetric alterations in oral lichen planus, lichenoid lesions and normal oral mucosa using image analysis software. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2013; 24(2): 277-284.
• Hyaline ring granuloma- A short review. Dentovision: A journal of M.S. Ramaiah Dental College. Sep 2011; 7:74-77
• Patil S, Rao RS, Sowmya SV, Sanketh DS, Sarode SC, Sarode GS. Meticulous diagnosis of adenoid squamous cell carcinoma: A sine qua non. J Med RadiolPathol Surg 2015;1:20-23.
• Patil S, Sowmya SV, Rao RS, Raj T. Knowledge, attitude and practice of tooth morphology among dental students. J Adv Clin Res Insights 2015;2:124-130.
• Shwetha K.N., Vanishri H.C., Dominic A., Sowmya S.V. and Roopa R.S. Recent Advances In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer. J Dent Orofac Res. 2016; 12(1):19-21.
• Sowmya S.V, Pushpalatha C, Roopa R S. Benign migratory glossitis- A case of Hereditary aetiology. 2016.ISOR J Dent Med Sci;15(2):109-11.
• Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Diagnostic aids in detection of oral precancer and cancer: Past to present. Int Dent Med J Adv Res 2016;2:1-7.
• Nambiar S, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Adverse effects of radiotherapy on oral tissues: A review. Int J Contemp Dent Med Rev, Vol 2016, Article ID:020816, 2016.
• Ghosh S, Nambiar S, Patil S, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, SV S, Rao RS. Allergic and immunologic response of the oral mucosa: An overview. International Journal of Clinical Dental Science. 2016 Sep 22;7(1).
• Roopa S Rao., Dominic Augustine., Shwetha Nambiar., C.H. Vanishri., S.V.Sowmya (2017). E-cigarettes in India-An invite to oral cancers. JCRI.4,pp.436-438
• K. Lizbeth Raju., K. Shwetha Nambiar., Vanishri C. Haragannavar., Dominic Augustine., S. V. Sowmya., Roopa S. Rao.(2017). Immunopathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris: A brief review.JMRP.4.pp 14-16
• V. Pavithra, Karuna Kumari, Vanishri C. haragannavar, Roopa S. Rao, Shwetha Nambiar, Dominic augustine, S.V. Sowmya.(2017). Possible Role of Bcl-2 Expression in Metastatic and Non Metastatic Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Clin Diagn Res.11(9) ZC51-ZC54.
• Indu.M, Ropa S Rao,A Lavanya, SV Sowmya, Patil S.G.Analysis of lip prints in patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate and their parents. JOFR. 2017;l13:113-115.
• Ghosh S, Rao RS, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV. Sericin, a dietary additive: Mini review.J Med RadiolPathol Surg 2017;4:13-17
• Abraham M., Nambiar S., Haragannavar VC. Augustine D., Sowmya SV. , Babu A., Rao RS. Comparison of staining efficacy between turmeric and eosin: A histological study.J Clin Diagn Res; 2017;11(11):zco5-zco8
• Abraham M, Nambiar SK, Haragannavar VC, Rao RS, Augustine D, Sowmya SV: Vaccine for Dental Caries-An Imminent Target. JDOR.2018;14(1):49-54.
• Sudarshini, N., Spoorthi, R. B., Shwetha, K. Nambiar, Dominic Augustine, Sowmya, S. V., Vanishree, C. Haragannavara and Roopa, S. Rao (2018) Immunohistochemical Stain-Phosphohistone H3: Most Specific Mitotic Marker, J. of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(2), pp. ZC18-ZC21.
• Abraham, M., Sowmya, S.V., Rao, R.S., Haragannavar, V.C., Patil, S., Augustine, D. and Nambiar, S., 2018. Stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase: A diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in patients with oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Translational Research in Oral Oncology, 3, p.2057178X18782512.
• Lavanya, A., Shwetha, K. N., Vanishri, H. C., Roopa, S. Rao., Dominic, A., and Sowmya, S. V. (2018) Origin of Cancer Stem Cells – A Short Review, J. of Dental & Oro - facial Research, 14(02), pp. 76-79.
• Ghosh S, Singh P, Nambiar KS, Haragannavar VC, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Rao RS. Role of salivary biomarkers in the diagnosis of oral cancer: Mini review. J Med RadiolPathol Surg 2018;5:7-10
• Sowmya, S.V., Rao, R.S. and Prasad, K., (2020). Pancytokeratin Immunostained Tumor Buds and Cytoplasmic Pseudofragments Are Reliable Early Predictive Variables for Regional Lymph Node Metastatic Risk Assessment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Indian Journal of Dental Research, 31(6), pp.904-910 (PubMed & Scopus Q3)
• Lavanya A, Sowmya S V, Rao RS, Augustine D, Haragannavar VC., (2021). Natural stain (Kumkum) formulated by the extract of Curcuma aromatica and slaked lime in histostaining of oral tissues: An observational study. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol, 25, pp.88-96 (PubMed & Scopus Q3)

International Journal Papers

• Yogesh, T.L. and Sowmya, S.V., 2011. Granules in granular cell lesions of the head and neck: A review. ISRN Pathology, 2011.
• Deepika Shukla, Vinuth D P, Sowmya S. V, Jeevan M.B, Alka D Kale, and Seema Hallikerimath. Cementum made more visual. Journal of Forensic Odonto- Stomatology. July 2012; 30(1): 29-36.
• An unexpected positive hypersensitive reaction to eugenol. BMJ Case Reports Sep 2013.
• Spoorthi BR, Rao RS, Premalatha BR, Patil S, Sowmya SV, Purushothama P. Predominantly cystic central mucoepidermoid carcinoma developing from a previously diagnosed dentigerous cyst: case report and review of the literature. Clin Pract 2013; 3:48-50.
• Sowmya SV, Patil S, Rao RS. Vegetable Granuloma in Pindborg’s Tumor: A Rare Encounter. J Int Oral Health 2014; 6(4):108-10.
• Agarwal, A., Rao, R.S., Sowmya, S.V., Augustine, D. and Patil, S., 2016. Estimation of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Serum Immunoglobulin A in Smokers and Nonsmokers: A Comparative Study. Journal of International Oral Health, 8(11), p.1008.
• Patil S.G, Roopa S. Rao, A. Thirumal Raj, Venkataswamy P, C.Haragannavar V , Nambiar S, Augustine D,S.V Sowmya. Insights into the pathogenesis and clinicopathological spectrum of oral vegetable granuloma. Case series with literature review. Clinics and practise 2017; 7:1008
• Pavithra V, Nambiar S, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Kumar KV, Prasad K, Rao RS. Oral Tuberculosis with Advanced Diagnostic Trends. World J Dent 2016;7(4):203-207.
• Kumari K, Ghosh S, Patil S, Augustine D, Samudrala Venkatesiah S, Rao RS. Expression of type III collagen correlates with poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. 2016 Dec 1.
• Pavithra V, SowmyaSV, RaoRS, PatilS, AugustineD, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar S.Tumor- associated Collagen Signatures: An Insight. World J Dent 2017;8(3):224-230
• Lizbeth Raju K, Dominic Augustine, Roopa S Rao, Sowmya SV, Vanishri C Haragannavar, Shwetha Nambiar, Kavitha Prasad, Kamran Habib Awan, ShankargoudaPatil.(2017). Biomarkers in Tumorigenesis Using Cancer Cell Lines: A Systematic Review. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev18 (9), 2329-2337.
• Abraham M., Augustine D, Rao RS., S V. Sowmya, C. Haragannavar V., Nambiar S., Prasad K., Awan KH., Patil S. Naturally Available Extracts Inhibiting Cancer Progression: A Systematic Review. J. Evid.-Based Complementary Altern. Med.;2017(14):1-9
• Vineeth K, Sowmya SV, Kavitha P, Madhuri B, Shwetha V (2017) A Case of Buccal Mucosal Swelling: The Diagnostic Conundrum. J Otol Rhinol 6:1. doi: 10.4172/2324-8785.1000301
• Abraham M , Augustine D, Sagar P, Rao RS ,Prasad K, SV Sowmya, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar SK:Diagnostic Panel Markers CD45,CD20,CD3,CD138 and CD56 for Oral Solitary Plasmacytoma of Bone. World J Dent.2018;9(1):53-58
• Kumari K, SV Sowmya, Vineeth K, Rao RS, Lalitha RM, Augustine D, Haragannavar VC, Nambiar SK, Abraham M: Staged Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach in the Management of Glandular Odontogenic Cyst. World JDent.2018;9(1):48-52
• Surendra, L., Haragannavar, V.C., Rao, R.S., Prasad, K., Sowmya, S.V., Augustine, D. and Nambiar, S., 2018. Prognostic significance of Cep55 in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Translational Research in Oral Oncology, 3, p.2057178X18781972.
• Haragannavar, VC. et al.(2018). Troubleshooting in Immunohistochemistry with their Remedies. World J Dent, 9 (4) pp. 333-341.
• Wafa Khan, Dominic Augustine, Roopa S Rao, Samudrala Venkatesiah Sowmya, Vanishri C Haragannavar, and Shwetha Nambiar (2018). Stem Cell Markers SOX-2 and OCT-4 Enable to Resolve theDiagnostic Dilemma between Ameloblastic Carcinoma and Aggressive Solid Multicystic Ameloblastoma, Adv Biomed Res, 7, p 149.
• Surendra Lakshminarayana, Dominic Augustine, Roopa S Rao, Shankargouda Patil, Kamran Habib Awan, Sowmya Samudrala Venkatesiah,Vanishri C Haragannavar, Shwetha Nambiar, Kavitha Prasad(2018). Molecular pathways of oral cancer that predicts prognosis and survival: A systematic review. J Carcinog, 17, p 7
• Prasad, K., Rao, R., Augustine, D., Sowmya, S.V., Haragannavar, V., Sagar, P. and Sreedhar, P., 2019. Pathway based prognostic gene expression profile of buccal and gingivo‐buccal oral squamous cell carcinoma in smokeless tobacco chewers. Head & neck, 41(2), pp.388-397.
• Khan W, Haragannavar VC, Rao RS, Patil S, Augustine D, Sowmya SV, Nambiar KS. Lipid Metabolism—An Aberrant Shift in Cancer: A Narrative Review. World J Dent 2018;9(2):162-167.
• Lakshminarayana Surendra, K Shwetha Nambiar, Vanishri C Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, Samudrala V Sowmya, Ashok Babu, Roopa S Rao (2019). Staining Efficacy of Rose Extract in Comparison with Eosin Stain: A Histological Study on Oral Tissues, World J Dent, 9(6), pp. 500-504.
• Sowmya, S.V., Rao, R.S. and Prasad, K., (2020). Development of clinicohistopathological predictive model for the assessment of metastatic risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Carcinogenesis, 19(1), pp.2 (PubMed & Scopus Q1).
• Sowmya, S.V., Rao, R.S. and Prasad, K., (2020). Prediction of metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma through phenotypic evaluation and gene expression of E-cadherin, β-catenin, matrix metalloproteinase-2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 biomarkers with clinical correlation. Journal of Carcinogenesis, 19(1), pp.8 (PubMed & Scopus Q1).
• Pavithra, V., Sowmya, S.V., Rao Roopa, S., Ravi Banavar, S., Patil, S., Augustine, D. and Haragannavar, V.C., 2020. Immunohistochemical Expression of Tazarotene‐induced Gene 3 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, 00, 1-7 (PubMed & Scopus Q1)

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