Dr. Litto Manuel
Designation
Head of the Department and Professor
Specialization
Prosthodontics
Experience
15 Years
Qualifications
BDS, MDS
Education
  • Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) from Vinayaka Mission''s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

A clinician par excellence and an enthusiastic teacher, Dr Litto is a charismatic presence in Al Azar Dental college.
His academic career is decorated with numerous laurels.

He has received the most promising dentist award by IDA Kerala State from Malanadu branch.
He has  served as the editor for IDA Malanad journal and  was selected for the national award as the best editor during his tenure. He has been an invited chairperson for national  conferences and has authored numerous publications in national and international journals.

He is also a proficient administrator. Currently working as  Institutional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) cordinator, he has served as president of IDA Malanad branch and has won the state award for best president.

True to his dynamic personality, his interests transcend the boundaries of academics. He has served as the vice president of Idukki district cricket association for 17 years.

He takes special interest in students' welfare and is the head of the mentorship committee for first year students. He is also a member of research committee, curriculum committee, anti ragging committee, anti sexual harrasment cell and anti ragging squad.

Publications
  1. A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF CASTING EFFICIENCY BY TWO DIFFERENT METHODS OF DIE SPACER APPLICATION    GEORGE ATTOKARAN,LITTO MANUEL A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF CASTING accuracy by two different methods of die SPACEr APPLICATION.KDJ-VOL39.NO.2.APRIL2016:149-151.
  2. Long-term Retrospective Study based on Implant Success Rate in Patients with Risk Factor: 15-year Follow-up    Kandasamy B, Kaur N, Tomar GK, Bharadwaj A, Manual L, Chauhan M. Long-term Retrospective Study based on Implant Success Rate in Patients with Risk Factor: 15-year Follow-up. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2018 Jan 1;19(1):90-93. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2217. PMID: 29358541.
  3. Disinfectant Efficacy of 0.525% Sodium Hypochlorite and Epimax on Alginate Impression Material    Choudhury GK, Chitumalla R, Manual L, Rajalbandi SK, Chauhan MS, Talukdar P. Disinfectant Efficacy of 0.525% Sodium Hypochlorite and Epimax on Alginate Impression Material. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2018 Jan 1;19(1):113-116. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2222. PMID: 29358546.
  4. Crestal bone loss around dental implants after implantation of Tricalcium phosphate and Platelet- Rich Plasma: A comparative study    Uppala S, Parihar AS, Modipalle V, Manual L, Oommen VM, Karadiguddi P, Gupta P. Crestal bone loss around dental implants after implantation of Tricalcium phosphate and Platelet- Rich Plasma: A comparative study. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jan 28;9(1):229-234. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_707_19. PMID: 32110595; PMCID: PMC7014877.
  5. An in vitro evaluation of tensile bond strength of soft liners bonded to different denture base resins    Panda SK, Reddy N, Manual L, Krishna C, Jagadeesh KN, Saidath K, Babaji P. An in vitro evaluation of tensile bond strength of soft liners bonded to different denture base resins. Ann Afr Med. 2021 Apr-Jun;20(2):116-120. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_30_20. PMID: 34213478.
  6. Comparative Evaluation of Implant Stability, Insertion Torque, and Implant Macrogeometry in Different Bone Densities Using Resonance Frequency Analysis    Haseeb SA, Rajendra K, Manual L, Kochhar AS, Dubey D, Dang GS. Comparative Evaluation of Implant Stability, Insertion Torque, and Implant Macrogeometry in Different Bone Densities Using Resonance Frequency Analysis. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2021 Jun 1;22(6):665-668. PMID: 34393124.
  7. Thomas V,BH Naveen ,Sridharan prasad R, k r Kashinath, manual L. Evaluate the linear relation between anterosuperior most point on the lingual frenum and mandibular intercanine line- An ex-vivo study . INTERNATIONAL journal of scientific research . 2021;10(09):44-47

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