Dr. Ranganath Krishnappa

• Design and development of Bio-medical and surgical Armamentarium

Course Director

• Cadaver training courses, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced learning center, MSRUAS, since 2012.

Invited faculty

• Faculty for cadaver courses at Ghent university, Belgium 2013
• Faculty for “Skull base conference” held between 8th and 12th October 2015
• Faculty for AO Synthes- “Cadaveric Hands-on Workshop on reconstruction in Maxillo-facial region” held from 16th -18th October 2015, at Advanced Learning Center, MSRUAS
• Faculty and Resource Person for Cadaveric Hands-on Workshop on “Aesthetic Surgical Procedures in the Head and Neck Region” Held on 2nd & 3rd September 2016
• Faculty and Resource person IACDE Student Exchange Programme 8th – 12th August 2017

National Conference Papers

• Chandrashekar Raju and Ranganath, K. (2014) Management of Condylar Fracture by KirshnerWire – A Case Report, MIDCOMS, Thrissur.
• Prashanth and Ranganath, K. (2014) Surgery For Metopic and Bicoronal Craniosynostosis: Our Experience. MIDCOMS, Thrissur
• Sasikanth Challari and Ranganath, K. (2016) Impact of New Technique on Impactions, 41st Annual Conference of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India, Gujarat.
• Sasikanth Challari and Ranganath, K. (2017) Platelet Rich Fibrin: A Boon for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Replicate, Reconcile, Regenerate, 10th Annual Conference Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India, Andhra Pradesh

International Conference Papers

• Ahmed Elham Haque, Abhishek Nandavar, Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R. M., Ranganath, K. and Sejal Munoyath (2017) 3D for HD - 3 Dimensional Printing for High Definition Imaging, International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Hong Kong.
• Abhishek Nandavar, Ahmed Elham Haque, Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R. M., Ranganath, K. and Sejal Munoyath (2017) Efficacy of Various Biologic Wound Dressing on Facial Skin Wounds - A Comparative Clinical Study, International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Hong Kong.
• Ahmed Elham Haque, Ranganath, K., Lalitha, R. M., Kavitha Prasad and Abhishek Nandavar (2017) Use of 3D Imaging/Printing for Mandibular Reconstruction following Tumor Ablation, 6 th World Congress - International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO), Bengaluru.

National Journal Papers

• “Alkaptonuric Ochronosis: Report of a case, Indian Journal of Clinical Bio-chemistry, July:2007
• Use of IMF Screws and Polyethylene Tube with Sutures as Fixation Methods in Clarke Vestibuloplasty. -A comparative study. Clinical Dentist, January 2010, Pg. 51-57 (S)
• The Correction of Post Traumatic Pan Facial Residual Deformity- report of a case with review. Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery. Official Publication of the Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India.29, March. 2011(N)
• Juvenile Psamomatoid Ossifying Fibroma of maxilla- Report of a case with review of literature. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 13(2), pg. 109-114 ,2013 (N)
• Chandrashekar Raju, Ranganath, K., Kavitha Prasad, Vineeth, K. and Lalitha, R. M. (2017) Efficacy of Inward Fragmentation Technique (IFT) Versus Conventional Technique in the Surgical Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molar – A Randomized Control Study, J. of Dental and Oro-facial Research, 13(1), pp. 3-16.
• Prathibha, S., Shubha, S., Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R.M., Ranganath, K. and Sejal Munoyath (2017) Comparative Evaluation of Single Point Fixation at Zygomatic Buttress and Fronto Zygomatic Rim in Zygomatic Complex Fractures - A Prospective Study, J. of Dental and Oro-facial Research, 13(2), pp. 27-39.
• Sushma Sonale, M. N., Ranganath, K., Vibha Shetty, Kavitha Prasad and Lalitha, R. M. (2018) Absorbable Gelatin Sponge Versus Alloplastic Graft Material as Adjuvants in Direct Sinus Lift Procedures - A Comparative Study, J. of Dental and Oro-facial Research, 14(1), pp. 7-17.
• Shwetha, K. M. and Ranganath, K. (2018) Prevention of Oral Cancer and Its Risk Factors by Health Workers through Health Education - A Review, J. of Dental and Oro-facial Research, 14(1), pp. 55-62.

International Journal Papers

• “Management of Orofacial infection in a type-1 Diabetic patient: A case report, Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral surgery, vol-6, No.2, June 2007
• Prophylactic antibiotic use for dentoalveolar surgery in well controlled Diabetic-A necessity. Doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.08.167
• Conservative management of odontogenic keratocysts and cystic ameloblastomas. Doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.08.264
• An interesting case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a young patient. Doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.09.031
• Medically compromised patient management in oral maxillofacial surgery. Doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.09.063
• Buccal pad of fat and its application in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Review of published literature: Feb 2004-July 2009: Journal of Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010;.110: 698-705
• Tooth brush: A potentially dangerous instrument in your child’s mouth. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. (2011), 2, 1-3.
• Closure of Oro-antral communication using Buccal Pad of Fat: Report of a case with review of Literature. International Journal of Clinical Dentistry.2011;Vol 4, Number- 1; 87-92
• Jasmeet Singh, Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R. M. and Ranganath, K. (2011) Buccal Pad of Fat and its Applications in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Review of Published Literature, triple-O 10(6), pp. 698-705
• Decompression followed by enucleation as a treatment modality for Ameloblastic fibroma: A case report. Oral Surgery.4(2011)20-25
• Odontogenic Myxoma- A Rare Manifestation in the mandible. Archives of Oral Sciences and Research.2012 Pg. 150-154.
• Comparison of 2 mm Locking plates with 2mm miniplates in the treatment of mandible fractures: A clinical study. Archives of Oral Sciences and Research.2012 Pg. 137-140
• A Comparative evaluation between single noncompression titanium miniplate and three dimensional titanium miniplate in treatment of mandibular angle fracture. –A Randomised prospective study. Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial-Surgery(2013) 41,no.2, pg-103-9
• Comparative Study of Intravenous Tramadol Versus Ketorolac for Preventing Postoperative Pain After Third Molar Surgery- A Prospective Randomized Study, J. of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 42(5), pp. 629-633.
• New Splint for Orthognathic Surgery, World Journal of Dentistry, April-June 2011;2(2):143-149
• Role of early diagnosis and multimodal treatment in Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: our experience of 4 cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg.70:354-362, 2012
• Maxillary Osteosarcoma Masquerading as Chondromyxoid Fibroma: Report of a case. J. of Maxillofac.Oral Surg. 2012 14(1), pp. 87-92.
• “Unicystic ameloblastoma, a distinct clinical entity with favorable response to decompression: Our experience of 5 cases” J Oral Maxillofac Surg Med Pathol (2013), vol-25, No.-4,Pg-328-332
• “Panfacial fractures- A retrospective analysis at M.S.Ramaiah Group of Hospitals, Bangalore. J. of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 25(4), pp. 333–340.
• Massive Osteolysis- A case report and review of literature. Journal of Oral Surgery, , No. 6, pp. 106-111..2013
• Dento-Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis for rapid Orthodontic Canine Retraction. Journal of international oral health; JIOH. 12/2013; 5(6): 31-41
• “ Three dimentional v/s standard miniplate in the management of mandibular fractures: A randomized clinical study” Journal of Craniomaxillofacial surgery.2014, pg.1-4
• Evaluation of Treatment Outcome after Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery with the Use of Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study, J. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,73(6), pp. 1042-1049.
• Cyanoacrylate for Intraoral Wound Closure: A Possibility?, International J. of Biomaterials, pp. 1-7
• Chandrashekar Raju and Ranganath, K. (2016) Gold Standards In Imaging For Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, J. Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 15(1),pp. 165-166.
• Sushma, M. N. Sonale and Ranganath, K. (2016) Flaps In Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery—From Dusk To Dawn, J. Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery,15(1), pp. 228.
• Nandavar, A. V., Haque, A. E., Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R. M., Ranganath, K. and Munoyath, S. K. (2017) Efficacy of Various Biologic Wound Dressings on Facial Skin Wounds - A Comparative Clinical Study, International J. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 46(1), pp. 192.
• Haque, A. E., Nandavar, A. V., Kavitha Prasad, Ranganath, K., Lalitha, R. M. and Munoyath, S. K. (2017) Three-Dimensional Printing for High Definition Imaging, International J. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 46(1), pp. 344.
• Karan, S. Mehta, Kavitha Prasad, Vibha Shetty, Ranganath, K., Lalitha, R. M., Jayashree Dexith, Sejal, K. Munoyath and Vineeth Kumar (2017) Effect of Alveolar Segmental Sandwich Osteotomy on Alveolar Height: A Preliminary Study, J. of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-017-1003-1.
• Preeti Satish, Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha R. M., Ranganath, K. and Parimala Sagar (2017) Analysis of Changing Patterns of Midface Fractures using 3D Computed Tomography: An Observational Study, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1606250.
• Ahmed Elham Haque, Ranganath, K., Lalitha, R. M., Kavitha Prasad and Abhishek Nandavar (2017) Use of 3D Imaging/Printing for Mandibular Reconstruction following Tumor Ablation, J. for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, 39(1), pp. 164.
• Shwetha, K. M., Ranganath, K. and Pushpanjali, K. (2017) Opportunities and Concerns to Incorporate Early Detection of Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs) by Primary Health Care Workers in India, Head and Neck, 39(1), 135.
• Gyanendra Misra, Kavitha Prasad, Roopa, S. Rao, Lalitha, R. M., Ranganath, K., Rajanikanth, B. R. and Rupali, C. Mane (2017) Retrospective Analysis of A 6-year Cohort of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients, J. of Advanced Clinical and Research Insights, 4(4), pp. 129-135
• Anand, D., Kavitha Prasad, Lalitha, R. M., Ranganath, K., Rajanikanth, B. R., Sejal, K. Munoyath, Parimala Sagar, Vineeth, K., Prathibha Sridhar (2018) Bite Force Assessment of Mandibular Interforaminal Fractures Treated with Combination of Microplate and Miniplate - A Randomizes Control Study, Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstruction Open, 02(01), pp. 01-08
• Vineeth Kumar K , Roshan Sagarkar , K Ranganath, Kavitha Prasad , Prajwal K Bharadwaj , Naksha S , and Shwetha V , Ortho- surgical Approach for Atraumatic Extraction of Eumorphic Bilaterally Impacted Mandibular Fourth Molars Associated with Enlarged Follicle – A Case Report and Literature Review, Acta Scientific Otolaryngology, Volume 4 Issue 4 April 2022, p-28-33
• Rajanikanth, B. R., Kavitha Prasad, Margam Chandrasekaran , Ranganath K, Rayasa Ramachandra Rao, Vineeth Kumar K, Assessment of Alveolar Bone Deformity Following Alveolar Bone Resorption Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography – A Retrospective Study, Journal of Advanced Clinical & Research Insights (2022) , 9, 1-5

• Life Member- Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India
• Life Member- South Asian Society for Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology
• Reviewer, Editorial board, Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral surgery Official publication of “The Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India” since January 2009

• Patent for the invention “3-dimentional Anterior Mandibular Distraction Device”, Application no. 5664/CHE/2014, Awarded Patent No.415414, 26/12/2022 FDS, MSRUAS.