Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Faculty of Dental Sciences

University of Peradeniya

Research Information

MPhil
Topic:
"Predictors of pain trajectories in stage III and IV Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) patients undergoing surgery in a tertiary care Hospital in Sri Lanka." will be submitted to research committee in December 2016

Supervisors- From the Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery-.Attygalle A.M., Nanayakkara S.

Research/ Postgraduate student– (Ms.)Y.Athukorala

Current ongoing researches

  • Investigations on pain catostrophization in oral cancer patients.
  • Investigations on the effect of local anaesthetics on relieving Difficult mouth opening in patients with oral cancers and maxillofacial fractures.
  • Investigations on effects of conventional analgesics in orofacial pain
  • Investigations on changes of physiological parameters during cleft lip and palate surgeries.
  • Studies on effects of facial abnormalities on gaining airway access