ACCEPTED · 2026
The Regular Attender Paradox: Why Periodontitis May Progress Despite Routine Dental Visits
Karkare P.
British Dental Journal Team · British Dental Journal PortfolioAccepted for publication.Publications & research
Research-led clinical dentistry, from public health to periodontal decision-making.
My research interests sit where clinical dentistry, prevention and decision science meet: recognising periodontal risk earlier, improving recall and patient communication, using digital tools to monitor change, and making difficult periodontal–restorative decisions more reproducible for clinicians.
Current themes: periodontal surveillance, AI-supported risk communication, gingival recession, deep subgingival defects, clinical case reporting, preventive dentistry, fluoridation and interdisciplinary treatment planning.
ACCEPTED & ONLINE · 2026
Making Periodontal Risk Visible: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Recall Adherence
Karkare P.
Frontiers in Dental MedicineAccepted and available online.View articleUNDER REVIEW · 2026
Gingival Recession in General Dental Practice: An Evidence-Based Framework for Surveillance, Treatment Sequencing, and Referral
Karkare P.
Journal of the American Dental Association Submitted manuscript currently under peer review.PUBLISHED ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Western Australian schools' access to dentally optimal fluoridated water
Desai P, Kruger E, Trolio R, Tennant M.
Australian Dental Journal. 60(1):112–118.Original research examining access to dentally optimal fluoridated water in Western Australian schools.SUBMITTED · 2026
Complex odontoma: a clinical case report
Karkare P, Younessi J.
Case reports in oral surgery Case report.CURRENT RESEARCH WORK · 2026
Managing deep subgingival defects at the periodontal-restorative interface: a clinical decision framework
Karkare P, 2026.
Current research work on clinical decision-making at the periodontal–restorative interface.ORIGINAL RESEARCH
National town-by-town mapping of fluoridated drinking water in rural and remote mainland Australia
Desai P, Kruger E, Tennant M.
Original mapping work examining fluoridated drinking-water availability across rural and remote mainland Australia.