Annual Research Output Report

Shahida Islam Dental College, Lodhran

Publication Year 2024

This report consolidates the peer-reviewed publications submitted by departments of Shahida Islam Dental College, Lodhran for the year 2024.

Executive Summary: Total Research Output — 2024

Shahida Islam Dental College, Lodhran produced 19 unique research outputs in 2024. One article is co-authored across two departments and is credited to both below, so departmental counts sum to 20 while the unique institutional total is 19.

Department	Count	% of Total
Periodontology	4	20.0%
Operative Dentistry & Endodontics	2	10.0%
Paediatric Dentistry	1	5.0%
Community Dentistry	0	0.0%
Oral Medicine	1	5.0%
Biochemistry	3	15.0%
Pathology	1	5.0%
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	2	10.0%
Dental Materials	3	15.0%
Oral Biology	3	15.0%
Oral Pathology	0	0.0%
Prosthodontics	0	0.0%
Orthodontics	0	0.0%
Total	20	100%

Note: “Frequency of Middle Mesial Canal in Mandibular Molars” is co-authored across Operative Dentistry & Endodontics and Paediatric Dentistry and is counted once toward the college-wide total.

Department: Periodontology

• Authors: Muhammad Rafique Tagar, Arsalan Ahmed, Muhammad Mustafa, Musaffar Qayyum Khan Ghouri, Aqeel Aslam, Shakeel Ahmed Tagar, Shaharyar Ahsan
  Title: Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of Biochemical and Hematological Markers in Tobacco Users with Oral Pre-Cancer Lesions
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences; thejas.com.pk/index.php/pjhs/article/view/1708
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Dr Muhammad Mustafa (Assistant Professor)
  Title: Investigating the Potential of Non-Invasive Breath Test Analysis for Early Detection of Oral Cancer
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences; thejas.com.pk/index.php/pjhs/article/view/1709
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Dr Muhammad Mustafa (Assistant Professor)
  Title: Predictive Role of Total and Lipid Bound Sialic Acid in Oral Precancerous Condition
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Annals of Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (APIMS); apims.net/apims/article/view/1174
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Ayesha Saleem, Afshan Manzoor, Amara Nazir, Humara Iqbal, Muhammad A Khan, Zohaib Ahmed, Mustafa Sajid, Muhammad Kashif
  Title: Examining the Efficacy of 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride in Halting Active Dental Caries Lesions Among Children: A Descriptive Study
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Cureus
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Operative Dentistry & Endodontics

• Authors: Sajjad Ali Darvesh (HOD & Professor)
  Title: Knowledge of Dentist of Hyderabad regarding Dental Treatment of Pregnant Patients
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Muhammad Medical College, Vol 15(1)
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Ahmed Mukhtar Cheema (Assistant Professor) — Collaborative work with Paediatric Dentistry (Dr Afsheen Riaz)
  Title: Frequency of Middle Mesial Canal in Mandibular Molars
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 5 Issue 8; DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v5i08.1823
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Paediatric Dentistry

• Authors: Dr Afsheen Riaz (HOD Paedodontics, Assistant Professor) — Collaborative work with Operative Dentistry & Endodontics (Dr Ahmed Mukhtar Cheema)
  Title: Frequency of Middle Mesial Canal in Mandibular Molars
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 5 Issue 8; DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v5i08.1823
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Community Dentistry

No publications by Community Dentistry faculty (Prof. Mumtaz, Dr Syed Burhan Samad Tarmizi, Dr Muhammad Junaid Hashmi) were recorded for 2024.

Department: Oral Medicine

• Authors: Dr Azeem (M.A. Yaqoob) et al.
  Title: Maxillofacial Fracture Trauma: Orbital Walls Fracture and their Association Using Multilayer Neural Network Perspectives
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Algebraic Statistics, 13(1), pp.543–550
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Biochemistry

• Authors: Raisa Sheikh — Collaborative work with Dr Adeel Zafar (Pathology, SIMC); full author list: Raisa Sheikh, Sama Ul Haque, Javed Mahmood, Imran Mehboob Baig, Ghazala Panwar, Adeel Zafar
  Title: Fetuin-A as a Marker of Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 05 Issue 11; DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v5i11.2198 (published 11 Nov 2024)
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Farheen Hameed, Raisa Sheikh, Sama Ul Haque, Javed Mahmood, Mujeeb Ul Rehman Sahito, Shazia Begum Shahani
  Title: Hepatitis B Infection: Dental Students’ Practice and Attitudes Towards the Deadly Blood-Borne Virus
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 31 (published 09 Nov 2024)
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Raisa Sheikh — Collaborative work with Dr Adeel Zafar (Pathology, SIMC)
  Title: Thyroid Dysfunction among Type 2 Diabetics and Non-Diabetics: A Case Control Study
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Physiology, 2024;20(4); DOI: 10.69656/pjp.v20i4.1745 (published 27 Oct 2024)
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Pathology

• Authors: Dr Shabzain Ishrat — Collaborative work with Dr Sibgha Bashir & Dr Adeel Zafar (Pathology, SIMC)
  Title: Vitamin C Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Comprehensive Analysis of Lipid Profile and Glycemic Parameters
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Medicinal and Chemical Sciences, Volume 07 Issue 05; DOI: 10.26655/JMCHEMSCI.2024.5.10
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

• Authors: Usman Qadir Khan
  Title: Assessment of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Lesions Following Treatment with Topical Corticosteroids
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental College, 2024;13(3):466–472
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Usman Qadir Khan
  Title: Frequency of Dry Socket Post-Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Extraction and Its Association with Surgical Difficulty
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry, Sep 2024, Vol. 14 No. 3
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Dental Materials

• Authors: Atta Elahi (Assistant Professor)
  Title: A New Approach to Restorative Dentistry Using Peptide-Enhanced Dental Cements for Stronger Bonds
  Journal/Reference/DOI: DOI: 10.53555/37jdjb05
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Azam Shahzad (Assistant Professor)
  Title: Correlation of Trace Element Imbalance with the Pathogenesis of Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Its Implications in Prosthodontic Rehabilitation
  Journal/Reference/DOI: DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs02024181248
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Azam Shahzad (Assistant Professor)
  Title: The Efficacy of Several Disinfectants on Alginate Material: The Experimental Study
  Journal/Reference/DOI: DOI: 10.53555/cj097044
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Oral Biology

• Authors: Nayab T, Chaudhry A, Shaikh MS, Ikram S, Meraj N, Ijaz R (Dr Sana Ikram, Associate Professor & Head)
  Title: Evaluating Patient Experiences and Perceptions in the Diagnosis and Management of Dentine Hypersensitivity: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 2024;5(11):203–208; DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v5i11.2055
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Dr. Sumair Farooq
  Title: Perceived Stress and its Influence among Undergraduate Dental Students in Lahore: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of The Pakistan Dental Association (published 2 June 2024)
  Year of Publication: 2024
• Authors: Dr. Sumair Farooq
  Title: Assessment of Polymer Based Material (PBM) Waste Production by Clinical Dental Practices in Lahore, Pakistan; An Environmental Perspective
  Journal/Reference/DOI: Journal of The Pakistan Dental Association (published 4 December 2024)
  Year of Publication: 2024

Department: Oral Pathology

No publications by Oral Pathology faculty (Dr Muhammad Arsalan Raffat, Dr Muhammad Nisar) were recorded for 2024.

Department: Prosthodontics

No publications by Prosthodontics faculty (Dr Zahid Akhtar) were recorded for 2024.

Department: Orthodontics

No publications by Orthodontics faculty (Dr Saadia Nazir, Dr Rida Ahmed) were recorded for 2024.