ANIDS - Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam

Department Overview

Orthodontics is the first speciality of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws. It can also focus on modifying facial growth, known as dentofacial orthopedics

The Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam was started in the year 2013. It offers an undergraduate BDS and three-year post-graduate MDS program which was started in 2019. The degrees are awarded by the NTR health university, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. The undergraduate and post graduate training program in Orthodontics is accredited by the Dental Council of India.

The Department is well equipped with all the latest diagnostic and clinical equipment which helps in delivering highest quality treatment to the patients as well as helps in training the postgraduates. The Post Graduates are provided with all kinds of recently advanced treatment materials. The students are trained in latest treatment modalities like Lingual Orthodontics, Self-ligating brackets and Miniimplants, Aligners. Management of craniofacial anomalies like Facial asymmetry, Cleft lip and Palate is undertaken with an interdepartmental approach.

The program is an intensive and exciting three-year journey. Postgraduate (PG) students are involved in a range of courses, from basic sciences, craniofacial development and material science courses to more orthodontic-specific courses such as orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning, mechanotherapy, growth and development and orthodontic practice management. Postgraduate students are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of all severities of malocclusion and spend the majority of their time gaining a vast clinical experience. Clinical exposure includes multidisciplinary treatment plans and working closely with the Orthognathic surgery department and the craniofacial team.

Highlights of Department

Lingual Braces: Unlike the traditional braces lingual braces are almost entirely invisible and more esthetic. The brackets are bonded on the back of the teeth surface, rather than the front.

Self ligating brackets: These brackets use an innovative spring clip to engage the wire into the brackets. They do not require the traditionally used elastic ties to engage the wire into the bracket slot making them easier to clean. They braces apply a gentle, continuous force to align teeth into the proper positions, resulting in more comfort to the patients.

Invisalign: They are recent orthodontic devices that are removable, transparent, plastic aligners used to adjust teeth. The Invisalign system uses a series of custom-made, computer-generated plastic aligners to straighten your teeth. Treatment involves the use of multiple aligners for a specific period of time to achieve the final result. Each set of aligners is designed to make small changes to the alignment of the teeth.

Skeletal anchorage devices: used in treating border line cases that were previously thought to be difficult, if not impossible. They give absolute anchorage which allows tooth movements to occur without any reciprocal, unwanted effects on other teeth of the dental arch.

Dentofacial Orthopedics: Appliances like Headgear, Face mask, chin cup and other fixed and removable Functional appliances are used to redirect the growth in children. They help in correcting the skeletal malocclusions which leads to improvement in the profile of the patients

Surgical Orthodontics: After the completion of growth Dentofacial orthopedics cannot be done. At this stage to correct Jaw irregularaties, surgical orthodontics (also known as orthognathic surgery) is done to improve your facial appearance, ability to chew, speak, and breathe.

Orthodontic treatment for Cleft lip and Palate patients: Orthodontic treatment for patients with cleft lip and palate is complex, due to an increased frequency and severity of dental anomalies such as missing or impacted teeth, collapsed maxillary arch and under developed maxilla. Growth, timing of bone grafts and orthognathic surgery must be factored into the already complicated orthodontic treatment plan to achieve acceptable results.

Vision

To be a pioneer orthodontic department by imparting quality dental education, teaching advanced clinical skills , following latest technological innovations and get recognised as a centre for excellence in clinical research.

Mission

Provide quality education to both undergraduate and postgraduate students by strictly adhering to the curriculum, organizing CDE programs and workshops.

Advanced clinical skills are taught by organizing hands on course's in latest techniques by eminent personalities in that field. Upgrading the clinical infrastructure in the department to provide quality and advanced dental care. Clinical skill of the faculty is upgraded by attending course's in latest innovations.

Services Provided

Fixed Appliances
- Fixed appliance treatment with metal brackets
- Fixed appliance treatment with self ligating brackets
- Fixed appliance treatment with Ceramic brackets
- Fixed appliance treatment with Lingual Appliance
- 2x4 appliance
- Adjunctive treatment procedures [less than 5 brackets]
Removable appliances
Functional appliances
- Removable functional appliance
- Fixed functional appliance
Orthopaedic appliances
- Headgear
- Reversepull headgear
- Chin cup
Space gaining appliances
- RME
- Ni-Ti Palatal expander
- Quadhelix
- Pendulum Appliance
Retainers
- Lingual Bonded Retainer
- Essix / Biostar Retainer
- Hawleys retainer
Habit breaking appliances
Splints
- TMJ splint
- Bruxism Splint
Microimplants
Aligners

Special Equipments

Scanner with transperancy adaptor – This is used for digitalisation of radiographs taken to by manual method.
Digital Cephalometic software – This cephalometric software helps in cephalometric tracing, superimposition, surgical VTO and can also be used as a patient motivational tool.
Biostar - Used for Fabrication of orthodontic Retainers and Splints
Hydrosolder - Helps in performing soldering which is used for fabrication of orthodontic appliances with a high degree of accuracy and simplicity.
Sterilization - We use a range of equipment which includes ultrasonic cleaner, hot air oven and autoclave to achieve highest standards of sterilization protocol.

List of Faculty

Dr. Baratam Srinivas
Professor & HOD
srinibaratam4@yahoo.com

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
18 years

BDS: 1995
College: Government Dental College and Hospital, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad

MDS: 2000
College: Government Dental College and Hospital, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad

CBCT in Orthodontics - An Overview. Indian J Dent Adv 2012; 4(4): 984-989.
Self-ligating brackets-a review. Annals and Essences of Dentistry. 2012;4(2):65-71.
Heritability of thirty cephalometric parameters on monozygotic and dizygotic twins: twin study method. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice. 2013 Mar 1;14(2):304.
Prevalence of dental anxiety and its relation to age and gender in coastal Andhra (Visakhapatnam) population, India. Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine. 2014 Jul;5(2):409.
Accuracy of Demirjian's 8 teeth method for age prediction in South Indian children: A comparative study. Contemporary clinical dentistry. 2015 Jan 1;6(1):5-11.
White spot lesions and its management in Orthodontics. J Res Adv Dent 2017;6:2:187-196
Expression of human papillomavirus DNA and p53 polymorphisms through polymerase chain reaction in normal mucosa and oral leukoplakia individuals with deleterious oral habits. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research. 2017 Apr 1;7(2):134-8.
Gingival Zenith Positions and Levels of Maxillary Anterior Dentition in Cases of Bimaxillary Protrusion: A Morphometric Analysis. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice. 2017 Aug 1;18(8):700-4.
Alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase enzyme activity in gingival crevicular fluid during orthodontic tooth movements. Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences. 2017 Jul 1;4(2):90-5.
Body mass index and its impact on periodontal disease: A review. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017 Jul 1;10(4).
Bibliometric study of three journals of orthodontics: A comparative analysis of 10 years. Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society. 2018 Jul;52(3):174-8.
Wound healing and bone regeneration in postextraction sockets with and without platelet-rich fibrin. Annals of maxillofacial surgery. 2018 Jan 1;8(1):28-34.
In Vitro Comparative Study on the Efficiency of Three Types of Plaque Control Methods in Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. Pakistan Heart Journal. 2023 Jul 4;56(3):49-52.
An Assessment of the Subjective Psychological and Social Effects of Malocclusion-Related Dental Aesthetics and Its Influence on Body Self-Image and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Adults. Cureus. 2024 May;16(5).

Secured 1st rank in APMDS enterance examination in 1997
Secured 563 rank in EAMCET in 1990

Dr. Anil Chirla
Professor
dr.anilchirla@anesehs.org

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
18 years

BDS: 2001
College : Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka

MDS: 2006
College: Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai. Dr MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu

A Scanning Electron Microscopic Comparision of Re-Proximated Enamel surfaces after various
Stripping and Polishing methods - An InVitro study. JIOS, Vol 44, Number 3, July - September 2010
Proximal Stripping - A Review. Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, Vol 1, Issue 4, October 2010
The Reliability of Fishman method of skeletal maturation form age estimation in children of South Indian population, Journal of Natural Science, biology and Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 2, July 2014
Absolute anchorage: A clinical reality – An in vivo study, Journal of research and Advancement in Dentistry, 3:2: 20-26, 2014
The Effect of Acidic Soft Drinks on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets and SEM Evaluation of the Enamel Surface – An in Vitro study, Journal of research and Advancement in Dentistry, 3:2: 27-36, 2014
Orthodontic Mini Implant Positioning Guide: I-JIG – a Case report, J Res Adv Dent, 2015;4:3s:121- 123
Effect of Chair side light on Shear bond strength of light cure resins used to bond orthodontic brackets: An in-vitro study, J Res Adv Dent, 2016;5:2:348-353
A Device To Standardize Facial Photographs In FH – Plane HOT (Horozontal Orientation Tool): Journal of contemporary orthodontics, Vol 1, Issue 2,March 2017;61-65
Device To take facial photographs in Frankfort horizontal plane in a Standardized manner at repeated intervals:JIOS, Vol 52, Issue 1, page 15-17, Jan 2018
The Influence of Primer and Its Curing techniques on Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets, JIOS, Vol 55, Issue 1, page 11-21, Jan 2021
Effects of REGIONAL ACCELERATORY PHENOMENON inenhancing Orthodontic tooth movement”: A Review, Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. (2021). 8(5): 91-115
A Cephalometric Review on Soft-Tissue Paradigm. J Res Adv Dent 2022;13(4):1-7
Association between Lip Prints and Skeletal Malocclusion using Digital Photography: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2023 Aug 1;17(8).
Enamel surface roughness evaluation after debonding and residual resin removal using four different burs. JContemp Orthod 2023;7(3):173-181

Presented Paper titled "A Symmetry or Asymmetry" at 58th Indian Dental conference, Vijayawada
Presented Paper titled "Molar Distalization" at 36th Indian Orthodontic conference, Davangeree.

Dr. Tarakesh Karri
Professor
dr.tarakeshkarri@anesehs.org

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
9 Years

BDS: 2011
College: Dr.Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddartha Dental College, Vijayawada, DR.NTRUHS

MDS: 2015
College: Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, DR.NTRUHS

Prevalence and distribution of malocclusion using Dewey's modification in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study. Cureus. 2023 Aug;15(8).
Enamel surface roughness evaluation after debonding and residual resin removal using four different burs. JContemp Orthod 2023;7(3):173-181.
Assessment of basic orthodontic knowledge among dental students and private dental practioners JCRD, Vol 06, Issue-14 , Feb 2016.
Review of treatment plan for arteriovenous malformations. Int.J.Adv.Res.6(4),233-241.
Pain Management During First Retraction Arch Wire Placement With Bifewafers And Chewing Gum: A Controlled Randomized Study. IJDSIR, Volume-2,Issue-3,May-June-2019,155-165.
“Effects of REGIONAL ACCELERATORY PHENOMENON in enhancing Orthodontic tooth movement”: A Review Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. (2021). 8(5): 91-115.
A Contemporary Literature Review on Advances in Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement. J Res Adv Dent 2022; 13 (4):1-6.
Evaluation of antibacterial properties and shear bond strength of orthodontic composites containing silver nanoparticles, titanium dioxide nanoparticles and fluoride: An in vitro study. Dental Press J. Orthod. 27 (05) 2022
Pushpanjali TV, Karri T, Digumarthi UK, Pitta N, Hemanth ESS, Ganta S. AContemporary Literature Review on Advances in Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement. J Res Adv Dent 2022;13(4):1-6.
Antibacterial activity and debonding force of different lingual retainers bonded with conventional composite and nanoparticle containing composite: An in vitro study.Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists,Volume 9, Issue 2,2020,Pages 80-85.

Gingival enlargement in orthodontic patient treated by cryosurgery. 17th PG IOS PG students convention
Is E-Resource a handy tool Postgraduate. IDA-TNGDC PG convention
Paper presentation in world Dental conference
Paper presentation in Indian Consortium for Research & Innovation in Biology.ABRICON -2021

Dr. Cheepurupalli Meher Vineesha
Associate Professor
dr.chmehervineesha@anesehs.org

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
6 Years

BDS: 2013
College: Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, DR.NTRUHS

MDS: 2018
College: Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, DR.NTRUHS

PadmaPriya CV, Vineesha Ch, Kumar P, Varma PK, Chakrarvathy G, et al. (2018) Anteroposterior and Transverse Dento-alveolar Changes After Slow Maxillary Expansion. Int Jnl Dent Res Prctice Vol: 1, Issu: 1 (01-08).
MeherVineesha C, Varma DP, Bhupathi PA, Priya CP, Anoosha M, Harsha GV. Comparative Evaluation of Antibacterial Effects of Nanopracticle-Incorporated Orthodontic Primer: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society. 2021 Mar 4:0301574220988182.
Effects of Regional acceleratory phenomenon in enhancing Orthodontic tooth movement- A review. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 2021
In vivo evaluation of the surface roughness and morphology of enamel after ceramic and metal bracket removal and polishing using aluminum oxide polishing burs and tungsten carbide burs. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2022.
Hemanth ES, Digumarthi UK, Vineesha M, Ganta S, Pushpanjali TV. Torque in Orthodontics – A Review. J Res Adv Dent 2022;13(4):1-10
In vivo evaluation of the surface roughness and morphology of enamel after ceramic and metal bracket removal and polishing using aluminum oxide polishing burs and tungsten carbide burs. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2022.
Torque in Orthodontics,A Review. J Res Adv Dent 2022;13(4):1-10.
Association between Lip Prints and Skeletal Malocclusion using Digital Photography: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2023 Aug 1;17(8).
Prevalence and distribution of malocclusion using Dewey's modification in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study. Cureus. 2023 Aug;15(8).
Identification of Malocclusion by Dental Undergraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2023 Nov, Vol-17(11): ZC34-ZC39

Presented Paper titled “Digital Photography in Dentistry” at 36th Annual Andhra Pradesh State Dental Conference, Ongole.
Presented Paper titled “A Modernistic Way to Molar Distalization at Zonal PG Convention, Vijayawada
Presented Paper titled “Skeletal Anchorage beyond Conventional Anchorage” at 21st IOS PG Convention, BHU University, Varanasi

Awarded Gold Medal for overall top marks in MDS – Orthodontics by DR.NTRUHS.

Dr. Geetika Simhadri
Associate Professor
dr.simhadrigeetika@anesehs.org

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
4 Years 8 Months

BDS: 2013
College: GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam, DR.NTRUHS

MDS: 2019
College: CKS Teja Institute of Dental Sciences And Research, Tirupati, DR.NTRUHS

Dr. GeetikaSimhadri, Dr. Kala Vani S.V., Dr. Aparna K., Dr. Surya Mithra G.V.N., Dr. K. Prasanna Kumar andDr. Fayaz Basha SK. 2018. “Reliability of photograph based soft tissue cephalometrics.
Thejaswini N et al (2018) ‘Comparison of Effectiveness of Antioxidizing Agents on Shear Bond Strength of Brackets Bonded to bleached Human Enamel’, International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 07(7), pp. 14539-14542.
Manem Jaganath Venkat, Tarakesh Karri, Anil Chirla, Uday Kumar Digumarthi, MeherVineeshaCheepurupalli, GeetikaSimhadri, Neeraja Pitta. (2021). “Effects of REGIONAL ACCELERATORYPHENOMENON in enhancing Orthodontic tooth movement”: A Review. Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. 8(5): 91-115.4.
Sandra VKV, Shaik Z, Simhadri G, ObiliGovindu Gari LR, Siddamreddy BP, Makem N. Comparison of laser therapy and ozonated water on gingival inflammation in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances. J Clin Transl Res. 2021 Sep 27;7(5):625-630. PMID: 34778592; PMCID: PMC8580518.
In vivo evaluation of the surface roughness and morphology of enamel after ceramic and metal bracket removal and polishing using aluminum oxide polishing burs and tungsten carbide burs. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2022.
Association between Lip Prints and Skeletal Malocclusion using Digital Photography: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2023 Aug 1;17(8).
Identification of Malocclusion by Dental Undergraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2023 Nov, Vol-17(11): ZC34-ZC39

Presented Paper titled “RELIABILITY OF PHOTOGRAPH BASED SOFT TISSUE CEPHALOMETRICS”AT 22nd IOS PG CONVENTION, MUMBAI 2018.

Dr. Neeraja Pitta
Associate Professor
neerajap007@gmail.com

Professional Affiliations
Life Member : IOS

Teaching Experience
4 Years 6 Months

BDS: 2013
College: GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam, DR.NTRUHS

MDS: 2019
Drs Sudha and Nageswara Rao Sidharatha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinaoutapalli, DR.NTRUHS

Retrospective assessment of patients undergoing Orthodontic mini implants. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2020.
Comparison of rate of canine retraction between T loop and PG spring in Orthodontic treatment. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2020.
Effects of Regional acceleratory phenomenon in enhancing Orthodontic tooth movement- A review. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 2021.
In vivo evaluation of the surface roughness and morphology of enamel after ceramic and metal bracket removal and polishing using aluminum oxide polishing burs and tungsten carbide burs. Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry, 2022.
Pushpanjali TV, Karri T, Digumarthi UK, Pitta N, Hemanth ESS, Ganta S. A Contemporary Literature Review on Advances in Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement. J Res Adv Dent 2022;13(4):1-6.
Association between Lip Prints and Skeletal Malocclusion using Digital Photography: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2023 Aug 1;17(8).
Identification of Malocclusion by Dental Undergraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2023 Nov, Vol-17(11): ZC34-ZC39

Presented Paper titled “Comparative evaluation of cephalometric as well as the arch width characteristics ofAngles Class II division 1 and division 2 malocclusions” at 22nd IOS PG CONVENTION, MUMBAI 2018.
Presented paper titled “ Invivo evaluation of surface roughness and morphology of enamel after ceramic and metal bracket removable and polishing by different techniques” at 23rd PG convention, Noida 2019.

Dr. MADISA VENKATA MOUNIKA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
3 Years 8 Months

BDS: 2015
College: LENORA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL COLLEGE, RAJANAGARAM

MDS: 2020
LENORA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL COLLEGE, RAJANAGARAM

Dr. LUKE JOHN THAMMINENI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
1 Year 4 Months

BDS: 2014
College: GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, VIJAYAWADA

MDS: 2020
GITAM DENTAL COLLEGE, VIASKHAPATNAM

Dr. NALLI CHITRA RACHEL
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
1 Year 4 Months

BDS: 2014
College: GITAM DENTAL COLLEGE, VIASKHAPATNAM

MDS: 2019
GITAM DENTAL COLLEGE, VIASKHAPATNAM

Dr. SANAPALA MANOJNA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
5 Months

BDS: 2017
College: G.S.L. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM

MDS: 2019
G.S.L. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM

An Insight into Aesthetic Insecurity Related to Malocclusion amongst Tribal Adolescents and Extent of Orthodontic Awareness. Advances in Human Biology. 2023 Jul 3
Enamel surface roughness evaluation after debonding and residual resin removal using four different burs. JContemp Orthod 2023;7(3):173-181

Dr. PADALA RAMA DURGA PRASANTH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
2 Months

BDS: 2018
GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, KADAPA

MDS: 2023
GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, KADAPA

Dr. VANGAPANDU MANISHA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Teaching Experience
2 Months

BDS: 2019
VISHNU DENTAL COLLEGE, BHIMAVARAM

MDS: 2023
GITAM DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, VISAKHAPATNAM

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