Kavya Alluri

About

Dr. Kavya Alluri is an Oral Medicine specialist and academician currently serving as Clinical Faculty at Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, where she provides clinical oversight and mentors predoctoral students in diagnostic reasoning and emergency care. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Oral Medicine residency, she specializes in the nonsurgical management of oral mucosal diseases, salivary gland disorders, and chronic orofacial pain, with advanced proficiency in procedures such as oral biopsies, trigger point injections, and botulinum toxin therapy. Her clinical expertise extends to oncology support, including pre-treatment evaluations and the management of complications for patients undergoing radiation, transplantation, and antiresorptive therapies. Dr. Alluri has a distinguished background in clinical research, including oral cancer projects with the Government Institute of Oncology, India, and the University of British Columbia, and has presented original findings at the American Academy of Oral Medicine. With previous experience as a Clinical Preceptor at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, she remains dedicated to bridging systemic health and dental medicine through evidence-based practice and academic leadership.

Employment

• Temple University Clinical Faculty
  2025 - Present

Education

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Residency
  2023 - 2025
• Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Bachelor of Dental Surgery
  2014 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (6)

• Palatal Rugae in Gender Discrimination: Auxiliary or Hindrance? A Systematic Review
  Journal of Research in Dental and Maxillofacial Sciences 2022 DOI: 10.52547/jrdms.7.4.260
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• Comparative study on the efficacy of high-dose oral ascorbic acid with/without zinc in reducing the severity of oral mucositis during cancer chemoradiation
  Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.07.041
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• Topical zinc Orabase (5%) in reducing the oral mucositis during cancer chemoradiotherapy
  Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.07.038
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• Discriminatory ability of cervical vertebral maturation stages in predicting attainment of the legal age threshold of 14 years: A pilot study using lateral cephalograms
  Imaging Science in Dentistry 2020 DOI: 10.5624/isd.2020.50.3.209
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• A comparative study between oral zinc therapy with or without steroid application in symptomatic oral lichen planus: a randomized controlled trial
  Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.07.057
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• Radiological Features of Thalassaemia-An Update
  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH 2019 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2019/39865.12646
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