Chief Patron
Dr. P D Patil
President, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society, Pune
Patron
Dr. N J Pawar
Vice Chancellor, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Dr (Mrs)Smita Jadhav
Trustee and Director, DPU.
Dr. D Gopalakrishnan
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune;
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Executive Editor
Dr Sachin Sarode
Associate Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. D.Y.Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra India
Editorial Board
Advisory Editor
Dr. Shankargouda Patil
Associate Professor
Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S.Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences,
Bangalore, India.
Associate Editors
Dr. Sachin Sarode
Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
International Editorial Board
Adel Mostafa
Chairman, Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences,
College of Dentistry, King Khalid University College of Dentistry, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Anil Sukumaran
Professor, Periodontics and Implant Dentistry
College of Dentistry, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mansingh Pawar
Dean, Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India
Rahul Hegde
Professor & Head, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry,
Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ahmed Al – Kahtani
Consultant and Head of Endodontic Division, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences,
King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Antoine Berberi
Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
School of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
Lakshman P Samarnayake
Dean, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Australia
Matheus Coelho Bandeca
Head Postgraduate Program in Dentistry,
Professor, Master of Sciences Program in Dentistry, CEUMA University, Sao Luis - MA Brazil.
Solomon Nwhator
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Periodontologist, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Faculty of Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Anil Kohli
Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Dental Research,
An Official Publication of India Society of Dental Research, India
Carlos Rocha Gomes
Associate Professor, Sao Paulo State University – UNESP, Institute of Science and Technology
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Balvinder S Khambay
Clinical Associate Professor in Orthodontics, Discipline of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics,
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mahesh Verma
Dean, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences,
New Delhi, India.
Mohammed Mustahsen R
Dean, RAK College of Dental Sciences,
RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al Kaihmah, UAE
Cynthia Yiu
Clinical Professor in Pediatric Dentistry, Discipline of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics,
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Rafi A Togoo
Professor, Division of Pedodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontic Sciences,
Chairman, Department of Dental Education,
College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Said Hamed
Dean, College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University,
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Arun Subramaniam
Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Karthik Venkataraghavan
Professor & Head, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Pushkar Waknis
Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rajesh Shetty
Professor & Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
S C Bhoyar
Dean, CSMSS Dental College,
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Varsha Jadhav
Dean, Yogita Dental College & Hospital,
Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
BVS Murthy
Dean, Faculty of Dental Sciences,
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Gopalakrishnan D
Professor & Head, Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
D G Pol
Professor, Department of Periodontics & Oral Implantology,
Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Rahul Deshpande
Professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rohit Shetty
Professor & Head, Department of Prosthodontics
K.L.E Society's Institute Of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Sahana Hegde
Professor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Sudarshan Ranpise
Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology,
Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vittal Das Shetty
Professor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Singhgad Dental College & Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Vikas Bendgude
Professor & Head, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Roopa S Rao
Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology,
Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Dilip Kakade
Professor & Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown & Bridge
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Supriya Pande
Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India