Dr. Preethi Suganya
Experience: | 6 years |
Education: | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University |
Academic degree: | Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) |
Area of specialization: | I am specialized in fixing lost teeth—whether it’s with permanent options like implants or crowns and bridges, or temporary ones like partial dentures when that makes more sense for the patient. Depends on the case honestly, everyone’s mouth tells a different story and I try not to jump to quick fixs. Most of what I do involves restoring not just chewing but confidence too, specially when people have been hiding their smile for years.
One area that’s a bit close to heart for me is maxillofacial prosthetics. That’s basically when a part of the face—like the nose, eye, ear or even fingers—is missing due to trauma, birth issues, or sometimes cancer surgery. Replacing those with custom-made prostheses isn’t just technical… it’s deeply personal. I mean, the detailing needed in a nasal prosthesis isn’t the same as a finger or an orbital one, and getting that natural look right—skin tone, contours, symmetry—takes time.
I don’t rush these things. Whether it's a single crown or a facial part, my focus stays on getting it to fit right, look right, *feel* right... even if it takes longer than expected. |
Achievements: | I am someone who kinda stumbled into academic stuff without planning much but yea, it worked out. I got Best Paper Presentation award at a national conference in Mangalore back in 2018… that was honestly a big deal for me at the time. Then again in 2019, I ended up winning Best Poster Presentation at Yercaud—still remember tweaking that poster layout last minute and stressing over colors lol. Also published 3 articles, one of them was my own research work which took forever to finish but glad I pushed through. |
I am a Prosthodontist with around 6 years of clinical n academic experience after my MDS… but yeah actually my journey in dentistry started 10 yrs ago, post-BDS. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was drawn more toward prosthodontics—probably coz I liked the blend of function, aesthetics and that little bit of design-thinking that came with it. In these past few years I’ve worked extensively on full-mouth rehabilitations, crowns, bridges, implant prostheses—you name it. Fixed, removable, maxillofacial cases too, although each one comes with its own learning curve. Honestly, some of the most fulfilling cases I’ve done weren’t even the most “complicated” ones. Sometimes it's just seeing a patient smile again without holding back, that gets to you. Academically too, I’ve been involved in teaching UG and PG students. That part kind of just happened alongside practice, and I stuck with it because explaining complex stuff in simple ways... weirdly helps me understand it better too. Not every lecture goes perfect tbh, but I always try to keep it real, clinically relevant. My focus is and has always been on detail—occlusion, soft-tissue harmony, material choice... that sorta stuff. And yea, I’m someone who still double-checks bite adjustments even if I’ve done them a hundred times before. Some call it being slow—I call it being sure. I work best in settings where patient care comes before shortcuts. I’m not the “fastest hands in the clinic” but I’d rather take time and get it right. Been part of multi-disciplinary treatment plans often, coordinating with periodontists, oral surgeons etc… which is where that long-term thinking helps. Not a big fan of marketing myself, honestly. But if someone’s looking for a prostho with a solid clinical base and who still nerds out about marginal fit and esthetics—maybe I fit that space.
