
Dr Jincy Thomas - Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Brief Introduction
Dr. Jincy Thomas completed BDS, MDS. Completed MDS from Government Dental College, Calicut. She currently works as Associate Professor and is a PG Guide in the Department of Oral Medicine And Radiology at PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Trivandrum. She has more than 14 years of teaching experience and is currently guiding 6 PG students under Kerala University of Health Sciences. She has been a PHd Guide under Kerala University of Health Sciences since 2022. She has published 16 articles in PubMed/Scopus/Web of Science indexed journals.
Research Area
Premalignant Conditions and Lesions, Cancerous Lesions, Diagnostic Markers
Research Experience:
- Associate Professor and PG Guide, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, PMS College of Dental Sciences and Research (20.08.2021 till date)
- PhD Guide- KUHS From 2022
- Guided 6MDS students
List of Publications (Indexed in WOS, SCOPUS AND MEDLINE):
- Thomas J, Thomas V, Sharafuddeen Clear cell calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor- A rare case report. J Indian Acad Oral Med Radiol2008: 20:28-31
- Thomas J, Vineet DA, Rasheena PM, Krishnan JK. Early detection of precancerous and cancerous lesions: an overview. J Indian Acad Oral Med Radiol 2013: 25 (1):35-39.
- S Ramesh, Jincy T, Ranimol P,Vineet DA, Thomas S, Vivek V Frequency of oral leukoplakia in patients visiting a dental college located in a rural area of south kerala: A pilot study. JIAOMR2013; 25[2]; 1-3.
- Gopakumar D, Thomas J, Ranimol P, Vineet DA, Sunila Thomas, Nair VV.Prevalence of supernumerary teeth in permanent dentition among patients attending a dental college in South Kerala: A pilot study. J Indian Acad Oral Med Radiol 2014; 26:42-5
- Velayudhan nairVivek, Sunila Thomas,Bindu J Nair ,Alex Daniel Vineet,Jincy Thomas ,Prasanna Ranimol, AswathyK Vijayan Comparison of diagnostic ability of storage phosphor plate in detecting proximal caries with direct measurement by stereomicroscope: A pilot study .Clinics and Practice2015;5:763.
- Narayanankutty Anish, Velayudhannair Vivek, Sunila Thomas,VineetAlex Daniel,Jincy Thomas , Prasanna Ranimol. Till surgery do us part: unexpected bilateral kissing molars. Clinics and Practice2015;5:688.
- VelayudhannairVivek, Sunila Thomas, Jincy Thomas , Cucoo Mariam Mathew Panoramic radiographs for detecting osteopenia A Pilot study .Clinics and Practice2017;7:973:124-127.
- Jana A, Thomas J, Ghosh P .P-glycoprotein expression in oral lichen planus. Braz.Oral Res.2017; 31:e95.
- Velayudhan nair Vivek, Sunila Thomas, Jincy Thomas, Shabna Fathima Salim. Comparison of Cameriere`s and Demirjian`s methods of age estimation among children in Kerala: A pilot study .Clinics and Practice2018; 8:991
- Velayudhan nair Vivek, Sunila Thomas, Jincy Thomas, Shabna Fathima Salim. A clinicopathologic discussion on a case of asymptomatic swelling on the ventral tongue.Saudi Journal for Health Sciences. 2019;8:191-3.
- Sunila Thomas, Vivek Velayudhan Nair, Jincy Thomas , Lekha Saranya Balachandran. Prevalence of oral and maxillofacial diseases among patients in a dental college in rural South Kerala: A 10 year retrospective study.European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research2019; 6 (8) : 433-444.
- Vivek Velayudhan Nair, Sunila Thomas,Jincy Thomas ,Soumya R Potti, Greeshma Merin Mathews, Anjali Subramony, Sruthy CS .The prevalence of oral habits, oral potentially malignant disorder & oral cancer in three different groups in Kerala state. J Dent Oral Health 2019; 5 (1) :126:1-3.
- Jana A, Thomas J,Ghosh P. Erosive oral lichen planus inflicts higher cellular stress than reticular type.J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2021;25:279-85
- Jana A, Thomas J,Ghosh P.DNA Fragmentation and mRNA Expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, p53,p21 and HSP70 Genes in Nondysplastic Oral Lichen Planus. Contemporary Clinical Dentistry 2022
- Jana A, Thomas J,Ghosh P.Expression of Oestrogen receptor Alpha(ERΞ±) in Oral Lichen Planus- A Precancerous Inflammatory Diseasein middle aged females. Indian Journal of Dermatology 2023.
- Hardik Prajapati U, Rashme R, Swetha C, Swetha C , Gulzar A, Fathima S , Thomas J (N/A) Assessing the Efficacy of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Predicting and Addressing Sinus Perforation During Root Canal Treatment of Maxillary Posterior Teeth. Cureus 2024
Guided the following studies for MDS (Master of Dental Surgery at KUHS)
- Comparative evaluation of position and morphological characteristics of lingual foramen in different age groups and gender using CBCT
- Comparative evaluation of salivary cortisol and stress in smokers and non smokers
- Assessment of salivary malondialdehde level as oxidative stress marker in oral lichen planus and its correlation with psychological stress
- Correlation of linear measurement of mandibular condyle and roof of glenoid fossa among different age groups using CBCT
- Correlation of maxillary sinus volume assessed from three dimensional linear measurements to volumetric measurements in CBCT
Additional Training
- Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice, Certified by IIT, Madrasas part of National level Faculty Development Program Training given from Jan- March 2024
Awards & Other Achievements
- Best Subject In charge Award from PMS College of Dental Science and Research for the year 2022
- Best Mentor Award from PMS College of Dental Science and Research for the year 2022