Priyanka Kodaganallur Pitchumani, BDS, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Office
To Make an Appointment
Current Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor - Periodontics
- D4 Director for Periodontics
Education
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Ragas Dental College & Hospital, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India
- MS/ Certificate in Periodontics, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
Licenses & Certifications
- Moderate Sedation Permit, Iowa Dental Board, Iowa
- Teaching and Practice limited to Periodontics (Faculty Permit), Iowa Dental Board, Iowa
- Dentist, Virginia Dental Board, Virginia
- General Dentist License, Tamil Nadu Dental Board, India
Selected Awards & Honors
- Balint Orban Memorial Competition (Finalist), American Academy of Periodontology, San Diego, California
- Pauline Wittwer Graduate Fellowship, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
- Pierre Fauchard International Senior Student Award, Pierre Fauchard Academy
- Indian Dental Association Merit Award
- J.A.S Masilamani Prize - University First Rank in General Medicine, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University
- Dr. M.M. Cooper Merit Award - University First Rank in General Anatomy
- College First Rank in General Anatomy, General Physiology and Biochemistry, Materials used in Dentistry, General Medicine, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
Selected Publications
- Guruswamy Pandian AP, Ramachandran AK, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P, Mathai B, Thomas DC. Evaluation of Anti-Biofilm Property of Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles on Streptococcus mutans and Enterococcus faecalis: An In Vitro Study. Cureus. 2025 Jan 9;17(1):e77199
- Park JV, Pitchumani PK, Tatakis DN. Periodontitis presenting among betel quid users: A case series. Clin Adv Periodontics. 2024 Sep 14
- Thomas DC, Bellani D, Piermatti J, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P. Systemic Factors Affecting Prognosis of Dental Implants. Dent Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;68(4):555-570.
- Pitchumani PK, Parekh S, Rachana Hegde, Thomas DC. Systemic Factors Affecting Prognosis in Periodontics: Part II. Dent Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;68(4):603-617
- Thomas DC, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P, Barmak AB, Talluri S, Jiang W. Autonomic features of craniofacial neuralgias: a systematic review with meta-analysis. J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2024 Sep;38(3):15-31
- Guruswamy Pandian AP, Ramachandran AK, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P, Mathai B, Thomas DC. Anti-bacterial Efficacy of Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles on Streptococcus mutans and Enterococcus faecalis: An In Vitro Study. Cureus. 2024 Dec 9;16(12):e75421.
- Thomas DC, Somaiya T, Meira E Cruz M, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P, Ardeshna A, Ravi A, Prabhakar S. The enigma of sleep: Implications of sleep neuroscience for the dental clinician and patient. J Am Dent Assoc. 2024 Sep;155(9):735-746
- Thomas DC, Manfredini D, Patel J, George A, Chanamolu B, Pitchumani PK, Sangalli L. Sleep bruxism: The past, the present, and the future-evolution of a concept. J Am Dent Assoc. 2024 Apr;155(4):329-343
- Thomas DC, Patel J, Kumar SS, Dakshinamoorthy J, Greenstein Y, Ravindran HK, Pitchumani PK. Sleep related bruxism—comprehensive review of the literature based on a rare case presentation. Front Oral Maxillofac Med 2024;6:3
- Ravi A, Kodaganallur Pitchumani P, Thomas DC. Authors' Response. J Am Dent Assoc. 2024 Feb;155(2):99