Dr. Ravikumar R

Expertise:

Removable and Fixed Prosthodontics
Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Implant Prosthodontics
Dental Bio-materials

Professional Registration:

Registered member of Karnataka State Dental council (KSDC) No 12876-A
Registered member of Indian Prosthodontic Society (IPS) No OL3691
Registered Lifetime member of Indian Dental Association (IDA) 479063

ABOUT DR. RAVIKUMAR RAMAKRISHNAIAH

Dr. Ravikumar R (BDS, MDS, PhD, FICOI) is a highly skilled Prosthodontist and Implantologist in Bangalore, specializing in restorative and implant dentistry. He holds a PhD in Biomaterials Science from the University of Turku, Finland. Known for his precise clinical skills and compassionate approach, he is a Professor of Prosthodontics and owner of Malkan Dental Surgery.

Education & Qualifications

1997 To 2001

Bachelor of Dental Surgery, KVG Dental College, Hospital and Research center, Sullia, Karnataka, India.

2003 To 2006

Master of Dental Surgery (Prosthodontics and crown & bridge), JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

2014 To 2018

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finnish Doctoral Program in Oral Science (FINDOS) in the subject “Biomaterials Science”, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Experience

01.12.2001 - 12.02.2003

Dental house surgeon, KVG Dental College, Hospital and Research center, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karanataka, India.

29.08.2003 - 27.10.2006

Clinical Post Graduate Student, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

13.12.2006 - 27.07.2009

Assistant Professor, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

01.08.2009 - 15.12.2010

Assistant Professor, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

17.12.2010 - 10.11.2013

Researcher, Dental Bio-materials Research Chair, College of Dentistry and Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

11.11.2013 - 17.11.2016

Assistant Professor, Dental Health Department, College of Dentistry and Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

17.11.2016 - 18.11.2019

Associate Professor, Dental Health Department, College of Dentistry and Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

19.12.2019 - 30.06.2020

Professor, Dental Health Department, College of Dentistry and Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Theses & Accreditations

LIBRARY DISSERTATION FOR MDS DEGREE Presented to the Department of Prosthodontics, JSS dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

“Smile Analysis and Smile Designing”

MASTER THESIS FOR MDS DEGREE Presented to the Department of Prosthodontics, JSS dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

“A comparative study of softness, solubility and absorption of heat processed and auto polymerized denture relining materials when soaked in hard and soft water – an in vitro study”

PHD THESIS Presented to the Department of Biomaterials Science, Finnish Doctoral Program in Oral Science (FINDOS) in the subject “Biomaterials Science”, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

“Micron and submicron scale parameters affecting the adhesion of resin composites to dental glass ceramics”

Head of Dental Technology Program Accreditation Council

College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh. Designing program, course specifications, curriculum, preparing reports and self-study evaluation scales.

Presentations & Posters

• 1. “Steps in fabrication of complete denture”, on 25th February 2005 at International Health Conference in J.S.S. University, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
• 2. “Magnets in Prosthodontics”, at National Conference of Prosthodontics in the year 2006 at Aurangabad, India.
• 3. “Effect of autoclave sterilization on the tensile strength of elastomeric impression materials” at South East Asian Association for Dental education conference (SEAADE), Singapore on 29th November 2011.
• 4. “Effect of different beverages on the colour stability and degree of conversion of nano and micro hybrid composites” at South East Asian Association for Dental education conference (SEAADE), Singapore on 29th November 2011.
• 5. “Effect of Myrrh oil on the physical properties of three different types of suture materials 4-0 silk, e-PTFE (Gore-Tex), and PLA/PGA (Vicryl)” at Europerio conference held in Vienna, Austria from 6th to 9th June 2012.

Scientific Publications

1. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Saad bin Qasim. The effect of chemical disinfection, autoclave and microwave sterilization on the dimensional accuracy of polyvinylsiloxane elastomeric impression materials. World Applied Science Journal. 17(1); 127-132, 2012.

2. B. H. Durgesh, Prashanth Prakash, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Basavaraj Subashchandra Phulari, Abdul Aziz A. Al Kheraif. Malocclusion pattern (Angle’s) in Mauritian orthodontic patients. International Scholarly Research Network Dentistry (ISRN Dentistry). Article ID 210306, doi:10.5402/2012/210306, 2012.

3. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Wazirzada Aslam Farooq, Abdul-Aziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Saad bin Qasim, Abdullah Saleh Aldwayyan. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopic analysis of dental elastomeric impression materials. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research. 11(8); 1003-1008, 2012.

4. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdul Aziz Abdullah al khureif, Anilkumar Gujjari, MR Dhakshayini. A comparative study to evaluate the softness of heat processed and autopolymerized denture relining materials when stored in hard and soft water” (An in vitro study.) Journal of oral health and community dentistry. 6(2); 74-78, 2012.

5. Saad Bin Qasim, Abdul Aziz Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishaniah. An investigation into the impact and flexural strength of light cure denture base materials reinforced with carbon nano tubes. World Applied Science Journal. 18(6); 808-812, 2012.

6. Abdul-Aziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Phonetics related to Prosthodontics. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research. 12(1); 1653-1657, 2012.

7. Rahul Prasad, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Kheraif, Nidhi Kathuria, V.N.V. Madhav, S.V. Bhide and Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Ectodermal dysplasia: dental management and complete denture therapy. World applied science journal. 20(3); 423-428, 2012.

8. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Sayed Saad Bin Qasim, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Ihtesham ur Rehman. Effect of different beverages on the color stability and degree of conversion of nano and micro hybrid composites. Dental materials journal. 32(2); 1-6, 2013.

9. Seema Rao, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Accidental radiographic finding of a maxillofacial gunshot injury. A case report. Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine. 22; 243-244, 2014.

10. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Ghufran ur Rehman, Santhosh Basavarajappa, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Khuraif, B. H. Durgesh, Abdul Samad Khan & Ihtesham ur Rehman. Applications of Raman spectroscopy in dentistry: analysis of tooth structure. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 50(4); 332-350, 2015.

11. Santhosh Vediyera Chandroth, Harish Kumar Vadakkedath Venugopal, Saji Puthenveetil, Arpitha Jayaram, Jacob Mathews, Nandan Suresh, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Darshan Devang Divakar, Kailash Asawa, Aniruddh Tak, Mridula Tak. Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast, Gujarat, India. International Maritime Health, 65(4); 192–198, 2015.

12. BH Durgesh, Abdulaziz A Al Kheraif, Mosa A Torky, Mohamed I Hashem, Sameer A. Mokeem, Samah O. Alsaleem, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Sukumaran Anil. The Impact of Herbal Mouth Rinse on the Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets: An In vitro Study. Oral Health and Dental Management, 13(4); 1-4, 2014.

13. Nitin Pratap Shishodia, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah AlKheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Akbar Ali Khan Pathan, Narasimha Reddy Parine, Santhosh Vediyera Chandroth, Binu Purushothaman. End stage palliative care of head and neck cancer: a case study. Asian pacific Journal of cancer prevention. 16: 1255-1258, 2015.

14. Durgesh Bangalore H, Basavarajappa Santhosh, Ramakrishnaiah Ravikumar, Al Kheraif Abdulaziz A, Divakar Darshan Devang. A review on microbiological cause of periodontal disease: disease and treatment. Reviews in Medical Microbiology. 26(2); 53–58, 2015.

15. Mohammed A. Alshehri, Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss, Amrita Geevarghese, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Dimitris N. Tatakis. The effect of myrrh on the strength of suture materials: an in vitro study. Dental Materials Journal 34(2): 148–153, 2015.

16. Basavarajappa Santhosh, Ramakrishnaiah Ravikumar, Durgesh Bangalore, Al Kheraif Abdulaziz A, Devang Divakar Darshan. Oral infections of herpes simplex virus: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology in periodontal disease. Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 26(4): 138-142, 2015.

17. Ravikumar Ramakrishaniah, Abdulaziz A. Al kheraif, Mohamed A. Elsharawy, Ayman K. Alsaleh, Karem M. Ismail Mohamed, Ihtesham Ur Rehman. A comparative finite elemental analysis of glass abutment supported and unsupported cantilever fixed partial denture. Dental materials. 31; 514–521, 2015.

18. Dennis Mohan, Sunith Maruthingal, Rajamani Indira, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, B.H. Durgesh, Santhosh Basavarajappa, Jacob John. Photo activated disinfection of dental root canal system-An exvivo study. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 23: 122-127, 2016.

19. Sachin Naik, Sanjeev Khanagar, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Comparison of Fluoride Level and Bacterial Count in Tap Water, Reverse Osmosis Purified Water and Non-reverse Osmosis Purified Water. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 9(1); 543-547, 2015.

20. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Bangalore H. Durgesh, Santhosh BAsavarajappa, Abdulaziz A Al Kheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar. Genetic, Molecular and microbiological aspects of oral cancer. Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 26(4): 134-137, 2015.

21. Bangalore H. Durgesh, Saleh Al Hijji, Abdulaziz A Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Santhosh Basavarajappa, Mohammed Al Sharawy, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna. A novel silane system as a primer for orthodontic bonding - A pilot–study. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 62:101-106, 2015.

22. Darshan Devang Divakar, Mavinapalla S, Al Kheraif AA, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abd Rahim MF, Khan AA. Incidental radiographic finding of the concealed art of susuk. Med Sci Law. 2015 Aug 12.

23. Santhosh Basavarajappa, Durgesh Bangalore H, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz A. Al kheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar. Fusobacterium necrophorum from pericoronitis resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulation: a case report and review of literature. Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 27(1): 39-42, 2016.

24. Shabil Mustafa, AC Raj, Jayaprasad Anekar, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Aftab Ahmed Khan, Obaid Abdullah Alshahrani, Narendra Prakash Rai. Evaluation of dental and skeletal maturity using digital panoramic radiographs and digital cephalograms. Asian Biomedicine. 9(3), 335 – 342, 2015.

25. Darshan Devang Divakar, Jacob John, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravi Kumar Ramakrishnaiah, Seema Mavinapalla and Obaid Abdullah Alshahrani. Cranio-Mandibular Parameters of Lateral Cephalometric Radiograph to Determine Sex in Forensic Investigations: An Electronic Search Study. Anthropologist, 21(1,2): 98-104, 2015.

26. Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Aftab Ahmed Khan, Sandeepa NC, Obaid Abdullah Alshahrani. Oral manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus infected pediatric patients receiving and not receiving antiretroviral therapy: a cross sectional study. Paediatr Croat. 2015;59:152-8.

27. Saad bin Qasim, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Muhammad S Zafar. Influence of various bleaching regimes on surface roughness of resin composite and ceramic dental biomaterials. Technology and Health Care, DOI: 10.3233/THC-151101, pp. 1-9, 2015.

28. Narendra Prakash Rai, Jayaprasad Anekar, Shivaraja Shankara Ym, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Roopa Sebastian, Ac Raj, Ali Al-Hazmi, Shabil Mohamed Mustafa. Comparison of Serum Fucose Levels in Leukoplakia and Oral Cancer Patients. Asian pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 16(17), 7497-500, 2015.

29. Narendra Prakash Rai, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al, Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Shabil Mohamed Mustafa, Durgesh BH, Santhosh Basavarajappa, Aftab Ahmed Khan. Outcome of Palliative and Radical Radiotherapy in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - a Retrospective Study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16 (16), 6919-6922, 2015.

30. Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Mohammed Al Zahrane, Ali Al-Hazmi, Narasimha Reddy Parine. Ethics in dentistry an overview: electronic search study. Revista Romana de Bioetica, 13(3), 2015.

31. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al kheraif, Ashfaq Mohammad, Darshan Devang Divakar, Sunil Babu Kotha, Sreelalita Celur, Mohamed I Hashem, Pekka Kalevi Vallittu, Ihtesham Ur Rehman. Preliminary fabrication and characterization of electron beam melted Ti6Al4V customized dental implant. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 24, 787-796, 2017.

32. Darshan Devang Divakar, Jacob John, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Seema, Mavinapalla, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Sajith Vellappally, Mohamed Ibrahim Hashem, B.H. Durgesh, Rima A. Safadi, Sukumaran Anil. Sex Determination Using Discriminant Function Analysis in Indigenous (Kurubas) Children’s and Adolescents of Coorg, Karnataka, India: A Lateral Cephalometric Study. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 23, 782–788, 2016.

33. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Sunil Babu Kotha, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Sree Lalita Celur, Darshan Devang Divakar, Javed Fawad, Ihtesham Ur Rehman. Applications of raman spectroscopy in dentistry part II: Soft tissue analysis. Applied Spectroscopic Reviews, 51(10): 799-821, 2016.

34. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz A. Alkheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Pekka K. Vallittu. The effect of hydrofluoric acid etching duration on the surface micromorphology, roughness, and wettability of dental ceramics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17: 822, 2016.

35. Narendra Prakash Rai, Prafful Kumar, Shabil M. Mustafa, Darshan D. Divakar, Abdulaziz Al Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Sajith Vellapally, M.H.N. Dalati, Narasimha Reddy Parine, Sukumarn Anil. Relation between periodontal status and pre-cancerous condition (oral lichen planus): A pilot study. Advances in clinical and experimental medicine, 2016, 25(4), 763-766.

36. Sergio Varella Kellesarian, Michael Yunker, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Hans Malmstrom, Tammy Varela Kellerarian, Vanessa Ros Malignaggi, Fawad Javed. Does incorporating zinc in titanium implant surface influence osseointegration? A systematic review. The journal of prosthetic dentistry, 2017, 117(1), 41-47

37. Sunil Babu Kotha, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Darshan Devang Divakar, Sree Lalita Celur, Saad Qasim, Jukka P. Matinlinna. Effect of disinfection and sterilization on the tensile strength, surface roughness and wettability of elastomers. Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry. 8(4), 2017. DOI: 10.1111/jicd.12244.

38. Sahira Nsayef Muslim, Israa M.S. AL-Kadmy, Nadheema Hammood Hussein, Alaa Naseer Mohammed Ali, Buthainah Mohammed Taha, Sarah Naji Aziz, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Chitosanase purified from bacterial isolate Bacillus licheniformis of ruined vegetables displays broad spectrum biofilm inhibition. Microbial Pathogenesis, 100 (2016) 257-262.

39. Ibtesam Ghadban Auda, Israa M.S. Al-Kadmy, Sawsan Mohammed Kareem, Aliaa Khyuon Lafta, Mustafa Hussein Obeid A'affus, Ibrahim abd aloahd khit, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Kheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. RAPD and ERIC – base typing of clinical and environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Journal of AOAC International, 100(2) 2017, 532-536

40. Sajith Vellappally, Darshan Devang Divakar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Amer Alqahtani, M.H.N. Dalati, Sukumaran Anil, Aftab Ahmed Khan, P.R. harikrishna varmaa. Occurrence of vancomycin resistance staphylococcus aureus in the oral cavities of individual with dental caries. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 1; 64(3):343-351, 2017.

41. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Samer M. Alaqeel, Abdulaziz A. Alkheraif, Darshan D. Divakar, Mohamed Elsharawy, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Pekka K. Vallittu. Micro and Nano Structural Analysis of Dental Ceramic and Luting Resin Interface and the Effect of Water Exposure on Integrity of Cement Interface. Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 8, 136–143, 2018.

42. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkheraif, Darshan Devang Divakar, Khuloud Fahad Alghamdi, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Christie Ying Kei Lung, Sunil Cherian, Pekka Kalevi Vallittu. The Effect of Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Surface Neutralization on Wettability of Silane Coupling Agents and Adhesive Resin Cements. Silicon, 10, 2391-2397, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-017-9670-6.

43. Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Samer M. Alaqeel, Abdulaziz A. Alkheraif, Darshan D. Divakar, Jukka P. Matinlinna, Pekka K. Vallittu. Two-step vs. one-step conditioning systems and adhesive interface of glass ceramic surface and resin systems. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 32(17), 1952-1963, 2018.

44. Moshabab A. Asiry, Ibrahim AlShahrani, Samer M. Alaqeel, Bangalore H. Durgesh, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Effect of two-step and one-step surface conditioning of glass ceramic on adhesion strength of orthodontic bracket and effect of thermo-cycling on adhesion strength. Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 84, 22-27, 2018.

45. Ibrahim Alshahrani, Moshabab A Asiry, Mohamad K Altwijry, Sangeetha N Premanath, Bangalore H Durgesh, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah. Nanomechanical properties, surface topography, and color stability of fiber-reinforced composite orthodontic retainers. Polymer and Polymer Composites, 27(2), 92-100, 2018.

46. Aftab Ahmed Khan, Badreldin Abdelrhaman Mohamed, Saleh Mohamed Al-Hijji, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Muhammad S. Zafar, Sultan Saleh Al-Shamrani, Pekka K. Vallittu, Jukka P. Matinlinna. Influence of aging time and medium on enclosed mold shear bond strength on titanium. Materials Express, 9(2), 1-7, 2019

47. Santhosh Basavarajappaa, Leila Perea-Lowery, Sultan Aati, Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al-Kheraif, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Pekka K. Vallittu. The effect of ethanol on surface of semi-interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) polymer matrix of glass-fibre reinforced composite. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 98, 1-10, 2019.

48. Samer M. Alaqeel, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Ravi M. Basavaraju, Sunil Babu Kotha, Bangalore H. Durgesh, and Pekka K. Vallittu. Effect of 3D printing direction and water storage on nano-mechanical properties of 3D printed and auto-polymerized polymer with special emphasis on printing layer interface. Material Express, 9, 4, 2019.

49. Aki Niemi, Leila Perea-Lowery, Samer M. Alaqeel, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Pekka K. Vallittu. Dual-curing resin cement with colour indicator for adhesively cemented restorations to dental tissues: Change of colour by curing and some physical properties. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 27, 395-400, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.10.009

50. Aftab A. Khan, Badreldin A. Mohamed, Sultan Saleh Al-Shamrani, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Leila Perea-Lowery, Eija Säilynoja, Pekka K. Vallittu. Influence of Monomer Systems on the Bond Strength Between Resin Composites and Polymerized Fiber-Reinforced Composite upon Aging. Journal of Adhesive Dentistry 21, 509–516, 2019.

51. Leila Perea-Lowery, Irene K. Minja, Lippo Lassila, Ravikumar Ramakrishnaiah, Pekka K. Vallittu. Assessment of CAD-CAM polymers for digitally fabricated complete dentures. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.12.008

Other Affiliations & References

• Registered member (Registrar) of Saudi council for health specialties (SCHS) in the specialty Prosthodontics No 11-R-D 0070698
• Member of International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
• Fellow of Branemark Osseointegration Center India (BOCI), Banaglore

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