Dr. Chitra T. Naik is a BDS and MDS-qualified Endodontist practising at Poorva Dental Care, HBR Layout, Bangalore. She provides root canal treatment, restorative dentistry and general dental care.
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Dr. Chitra T. Naik is a dentist in Bangalore with postgraduate training in Endodontics and 15 years of clinical practice.
Each visit starts with a discussion of your symptoms and dental history, followed by an examination and an explanation of the findings and treatment options.
Expect the first fifteen minutes or so to just be talking. Symptoms, history, what's been bothering you. The exam comes after.
Dr. Chitra T. Naik completed her BDS at Government Dental College, Bangalore — one of the older, more established institutions in the state — and went on to do her MDS in Endodontics at D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College.
Endodontics deals with the diagnosis and treatment of problems inside the tooth, such as infected or inflamed pulp, which often cause pain that is felt away from the affected tooth.
She has authored research articles published in dental journals.
Tooth pain is frustrating because it rarely points where the problem is. Patients often come in convinced it's one tooth, and it turns out to be the neighbour. Careful diagnosis comes before any treatment.
Extraction isn't the default answer, and it shouldn't be. Where the tooth can realistically be saved through root canal treatment or restorative work, that's the path she'll usually recommend first — preventive care included, not tacked on at the end.
As a General Dentist in HBR Layout, she also handles the ordinary stuff — fillings, cleanings, the occasional cosmetic touch-up — without treating it as less important than the specialised work.
Removes infected tissue from inside the tooth so the tooth itself can usually stay put, rather than being pulled.
Decay gets cleaned out and the tooth restored, typically in one sitting.
Used to strengthen a tooth that's been weakened, often after a root canal.
The buildup your toothbrush can't reach, removed professionally.
A mix of restorative and cosmetic work, planned around what you actually want changed.
For smaller aesthetic concerns, with realistic expectations and limitations discussed beforehand.
Routine check-ups to identify problems early.
Only when there's genuinely no saving the tooth. Last resort, not first option.
The starting point for basically everything else on this list.
Routine examination of teeth and gums.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
Master of Dental Surgery in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
Beyond her degrees, most of her continuing education happens through active involvement with professional dental associations, covered below, rather than one-off certificate courses.
15 years of clinical practice in general dentistry and endodontics.
Dr. Chitra T. Naik is a member of the Indian Dental Association and the Indian Endodontic Society.
Professional membership.
Professional membership (endodontics).
She has authored articles published in international dental journals.
Most patients aren't looking to be told what to do immediately. They want to be heard first. That's where every consultation starts.
If a tooth can be saved, that's usually the recommendation — extraction only comes up when there's no reasonable alternative.
As a family dentist, she adjusts how she explains things depending on who's in the chair — a nervous seven-year-old needs a different conversation than a seventy-year-old with decades of dental history.
Standard sterilisation protocols, digital diagnostics where useful, and minimally invasive techniques where clinically appropriate.
Tooth pain and infections, cracked teeth, sensitivity, gum problems, and missing or discoloured teeth. Each case is assessed individually.
Poorva Dental Care, 152, 1st Main Rd, 3rd Block, HBR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043. Phone: +91 81236 09582.
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