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Ajith W. Ranasinghe
Researcher at University of Peradeniya
Publications - 12
Citations - 340
Ajith W. Ranasinghe is an academic researcher from University of Peradeniya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Oral submucous fibrosis & Pain catastrophizing. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications receiving 311 citations.
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Influence of masticatory muscle pain on electromyographic activities of cervical muscles in patients with myogenous temporomandibular disorders.
TL;DR: The present findings suggest that the myogenous TMDs without DID could be a distinct sub-group that can be a part of broader regional or generalized diseased entity.
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Prevalence of oral cancer and pre-cancer and associated risk factors among tea estate workers in the central Sri Lanka.
Anura Ariyawardana,Mohaideen Sitheeque,Ajith W. Ranasinghe,Irosha Perera,Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tilakaratne,E. A. P. D. Amaratunga,Yi-Hsin Yang,Saman Warnakulasuriya +7 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of oral pre-cancer in tea estate labourers was higher than estimates reported in previous studies and it is necessary to improve the capacity of individual health practitioners and small medical centres to participate in oral health promotion and oral cancer/pre-cancer screening.
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Anxiety and personality traits in patients with muscle related temporomandibular disorders.
TL;DR: The present findings demand further investigations and broader approach in management, as muscle related temporomandibular disorder patients with cervical muscle pain were both physically and psychologically compromised to a greater degree compared with patients without cervical musclePain.
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Development of an in vivo mouse model to study oral submucous fibrosis.
M. W. Sumeth Perera,D. Gunasinghe,P. A. J. Perera,Ajith W. Ranasinghe,P. Amaratunga,Saman Warnakulasuriya,K. Kaluarachchi +6 more
TL;DR: The study provides further evidence that areca nut contributes to the development of OSF in treated animals and has the potential to test synergism of areca Nut with other carcinogens and any therapeutic interventions.
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Juvenile recurrent parotitis: clinical, sialographic and ultrasonographic features.
Mohaideen Sitheeque,Yalini Sivachandran,Vidya Varathan,Anura Ariyawardana,Ajith W. Ranasinghe +4 more
TL;DR: This study documents the clinical features of JRP in Sri Lankan children and establishes the usefulness of sialography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of J RP.