Professor in Prosthetic Dentistry
Board certified specialist in Restorative Dentistry – 2002, University of Colombo
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Biography
Professor in Prosthetic Dentistry
Research Awards, Grants & Patents:
Clinical training as senior registrar in Restorative Dentistry at Department of Oral Rehabilitation, University of Otago, Newzeland, 2002.
Research Interests
Denture Satisfaction in complete denture wearers
Awareness, Needs and Demands of patients requesting prosthesis in Sri Lanka
Maxillofacial Prosthesis
Denture marking
Dental Education
Ongoing Research Projects
Publications
Denture-induced stomatitis and associated factors in a group of patients attending a university dental hospital in Sri Lanka.I.P. Thilakumara, J.A.M S. Jayatilake , R.W. Pallegama , A.N. Ellepola, J. Investig. Clin. Dent. 2016.
Awareness, need and demand for replacement of missing teeth among partially dentate patients attending a university dental hospital E.J.C. Perera, R.M.Jayasinghe, J.A.V.P. Jaysinghe, I.P. Thilakumara, R.M.S.G.K. Rasnayaka, M.H.M.
Shiraz, R.R.I.K. Ranabahu and S. Kularathne, presented at IPURSE 2016. 3. Denture hygiene and self-reported denture hygiene practices among a group of denture wearers attending a university dental hospital: a pilot study, R.M.S.G.K.Rasnayaka, J.A.V.P. Jayasinghe, I.P. Thilakumara and R.M. Jayasinghe, S.Kularathne, presented at IPURSE 2016.
Fractures of acrylic dentures: and analysis of patterns and associated factors, I.P.Thilakumara, R.M.S.G.K. Rasnayaka, J.A.V.P. Jayasinghe and R.M Jayasinghe,presented at IPURSE 20165. An investigation of factors associated with patients’ use and satisfaction withcomplete dentures, I.P. Thilakumara, T. Anandamoorthy, J.A.V.P. Jayasinghe and R.Pallegama, presented at IPURSE 2015.
Effect of denture status on oral health related quality of life of institutionalized olderindividual in Sri Lanka. I.P. Thilakumra, R.M. Jayasinghe, S. Kularathna, R.D.Jaysinghe, M.L. Pathirathna, University research sessions 2013.
