Dr. Navatha

About Doctor

Dr. Navatha is the Maxillofacial Surgeon at CARE Hospitals, HITEC City, Hyderabad with 8 years of experience in the field of dentistry. She completed MDS - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from Gitam Dental College Hospital in 2013. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Correction Of Dentofacial(Bite) Deformities & Birth Defects of Face,Painless Wisdom Tooth Extraction,Cosmetic Jaw Surgery,Sleep Apnoea / Snoring and TMJ Arthrocentesis etc. 

Her experience include COSMETIC FACIAL SURGERIES like Correction of functional deformities, and Experienced in correcting post-trauma residual deformities to obtain esthetic facial form. She performed Orthogenetic surgeries (jaw correction surgeries) for facial profile correction. 
She is also trained in the tumours Surgical resection of jaw tumours and reconstruction of the defects with functional rehabilitation and have performed them with good success. She has also surgically managed Complex facial bone fractures including frontal bone, orbital bones, nasal bones with great emphasis on restoring the form and function of the face for the past 6 years at different centres in Hyderabad. 

Fields of Experience

• COSMETIC FACIAL SURGERIES: Correction of functional deformities Experienced in correcting post-trauma residual deformities to obtain esthetic facial form Performed Orthogenetic surgeries (jaw correction surgeries) for facial profile correction
• TUMOURS I’m trained in Surgical resection of jaw tumors and reconstruction of the defects with functional rehabilitation and have performed them with good success
• TRAUMA I have been surgically managing Complex facial bone fractures including frontal bone, orbital bones, nasal bones with great emphasis on restoring the form and function of the face for the past 6 years at different centers in Hyderabad
• TMJ ARTHROSCOPY I’m trained in Temporomandibular joint arthroscopy to treat TMJ arthritis and disc displacements. This being a recent intervention in treating this joint has a lot of advantages over the traditional treatment options and so has become my area of interest
• TMJ SURGERIES Surgical management of TMJ dislocations, ankylosis, fractures is quite complicated due to the risk of facial nerve injury. I’ve been performing these complex surgeries with minimal post-surgical morbidity
• OTHER TREATMENTS Management of jaw infections in immune-compromised and medically compromised patients.Surgical and medical management of oral submucous fibrosis. Mouth opening surgeries (ankylosis, oral submucous fibrosis
• ADVANCED TREATMENTS Performed Temporomandibular joint replacement Mastered Jaw reconstruction with a patient-specific implant

Publications

• Ameloblastic changes of a dentigerous cyst - a diagnostic and treatment challenge: a case report. Jomsi; Jul 2013
• Invited Speaker at BLS training program 2016, Sunshine Hospital
• Invited Speaker at a symposium of minor surgical procedures, Hyderabad, 2017
• Panelist at Women’s Dental Conference, Visakhapatnam Sept 2019
• Two Terms as Women’s representative
• Telangana Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2018, 2019.
• Attended several AO CMF courses, cadaver dissection courses, and several continuous medical education symposiums at the state and national levels.
• I am a passionate surgeon with good social skills and team ethics. With my hard work, sincerity, and preservice I’m sure I would contribute to the best interests of the organization.

Education

• Masters in Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College, Visakhapatnam

Fellow Membership

• Life Member Association of ORAL AND maxillofacial surgery India (Telangana state chapter)

Past Positions

• Registrar in dept of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sunshine Hospitals (2 yrs)
• Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Sunshine and Shenoy Hospitals Specialized in TMJ (temporomandibular arthroscopy and replacement ) (4 yrs)