Dr. Pritham N Shetty

Dr Pritham N Shetty is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with 28 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Millers Road, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital Vasanth Nagar, and Sparsh Hospital Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru.

He serves as Project Director and Consultant Maxillofacial Surgery at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, where he leads the Smile Train Cleft Leadership Center.

He is a member of IAOMS, the Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons of India, the Indian Society of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Whether a patient needs facial deformity correction, treatment for a jaw fracture or facial trauma, management of a TMJ disorder, cleft lip and palate surgery, wisdom tooth extraction, or sleep dentistry, Dr Pritham N Shetty provides thorough evaluation and structured maxillofacial surgical care.

His clinical practice covers facial deformity correction, maxillofacial trauma surgery, temporomandibular joint disorders, cleft and craniofacial surgery, wisdom tooth extraction, and sleep dentistry.

He is fluent in English, Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Pritham N Shetty offers comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical care spanning facial deformity correction, trauma reconstruction, cleft surgery, TMJ management, and dentoalveolar procedures, with nearly three decades of experience and international fellowship-level training.

Facial Deformity Correction (Orthognathic Surgery)

Patients with jaw misalignment, facial asymmetry, or skeletal deformities affecting bite and appearance receive structured surgical planning and correction.

• Orthognathic Surgery for jaw realignment (Le Fort osteotomies, bilateral sagittal split osteotomy)
• Facial Asymmetry correction
• Maxillary and Mandibular Advancement or Setback procedures
• Genioplasty (chin repositioning)
• Distraction Osteogenesis for severe maxillary or mandibular deficiency
• Anterior Maxillary Distraction for cleft-related maxillary hypoplasia (published research)

Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery

Patients with facial fractures, soft tissue injuries, or complex craniofacial trauma receive structured emergency and definitive surgical care.

• Mandible Fracture fixation (open reduction and internal fixation)
• Midface Fracture management (zygomatic, orbital, Le Fort fractures)
• Nasal Bone Fracture reduction
• Orbital Floor Fracture repair
• Dentoalveolar Trauma management
• Soft Tissue Laceration repair
• Panfacial Fracture reconstruction

Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery

Patients born with cleft lip, cleft palate, or craniofacial anomalies receive structured multidisciplinary surgical care. Dr Pritham N Shetty leads the Smile Train Cleft Leadership Center at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital and holds a Fellowship in Cleft Surgery.

• Primary Cleft Lip Repair (cheiloplasty)
• Primary Cleft Palate Repair (palatoplasty)
• Secondary Cleft Lip and Nose revision
• Alveolar Bone Grafting for cleft patients
• Maxillary Distraction for cleft-related maxillary hypoplasia (published research using tooth-borne hyrax appliance)
• Velopharyngeal Insufficiency assessment and management
• Multidisciplinary Cleft Team coordination (orthodontics, speech therapy, ENT)

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders

Patients with jaw pain, clicking, locking, or limited mouth opening receive structured evaluation and medical or surgical management.

• TMJ Dysfunction assessment and conservative management
• TMJ Arthrocentesis and Arthroscopy
• TMJ Disc Repositioning procedures
• TMJ Ankylosis release and reconstruction
• Bruxism evaluation and splint therapy
• Jaw Joint Pain management

Wisdom Tooth Extraction and Dentoalveolar Surgery

Patients with impacted wisdom teeth, dentoalveolar cysts, or conditions requiring surgical extraction receive structured care.

• Impacted Wisdom Tooth surgical removal (all impaction types)
• Surgical Extraction of impacted canines and supernumerary teeth
• Dentoalveolar Cyst enucleation
• Apicectomy (root-end surgery)
• Pre-prosthetic surgery

Sleep Dentistry

Patients requiring dental or maxillofacial procedures under sedation or those with obstructive sleep apnoea requiring oral appliance therapy receive structured care. Dr Pritham N Shetty provides sleep dentistry services at Sparsh Hospital Yeshwanthpur.

• Sedation Dentistry for anxious patients
• Dental procedures under general anaesthesia
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea oral appliance assessment

Oral Pathology and Tumour Management

• Oral Tumour and Cyst excision
• Jaw Tumour evaluation and surgical management
• Biopsy of oral and maxillofacial lesions
• Salivary Gland pathology assessment

Credentials and Trust

Dr Pritham N Shetty brings nearly three decades of oral and maxillofacial surgical experience with international fellowship qualifications and leadership of a nationally recognised cleft surgery centre.

• BDS, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad (1998)
• MDS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka
• MOMRCPS (Membership in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• FIBCSOMS (Fellowship of the International Board of Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine)
• Fellowship in Cleft Surgery

He serves as Project Director and Consultant Maxillofacial Surgery at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital where he leads the Smile Train Cleft Leadership Center.

He has been deeply involved in managing complex maxillofacial conditions using advanced surgical techniques across multiple hospitals in Bengaluru.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Pritham N Shetty currently consults at three locations in Bengaluru.

• Manipal Hospital, Millers Road, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹1000)
• Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹500)
• Sparsh Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals is one of India's largest multispecialty healthcare networks, headquartered in Bengaluru.

The Millers Road facility offers advanced care across departments including dental medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, and more.

The hospitals are accredited by NABL and NABH and are known for tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a strong focus on research and academic medicine.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Pritham N Shetty has contributed to oral and maxillofacial surgery research through peer-reviewed publications and clinical research at the Cleft Leadership Centre.

Key Publications

• Treatment of Severe Maxillary Cleft Hypoplasia in a Case with Missing Premaxilla with Anterior Maxillary Distraction Using Tooth-Borne Hyrax Appliance (co-authored, Cleft Leadership Centre, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital)
• Additional publications in oral and maxillofacial surgery journals

Book an Appointment with Dr Pritham N Shetty

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