Dr Ajith Polonowita

2026

Chapter in Book - Research

Guan, S., Chaw, S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Erosive and ulcerative lesions. In S. R. Prabhu, K. Ranganathan, S. Guan & H. K. Chehal (Eds.), Practical guide to oral soft tissue diseases: A symptom-based approach. (pp. 177-201). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15531-3_9

Guan, S., Chaw, S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Blistering lesions (Vesiculobullous lesions). In S. R. Prabhu, K. Ranganathan, S. Guan & H. K. Chehal (Eds.), Practical guide to oral soft tissue diseases: A symptom-based approach. (pp. 155-175). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15531-3_8

Chapter in Book - Other

Guan, G. S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Psychogenic disorders and oral health. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Stormon, S.-C. Yeoh, R. Naidu, A. Moule & D. H. Felix (Eds.), Oral health and disease: What you should know: A user-friendly oral healthcare guide for the general public. (pp. 509-511). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_81

Guan, G. S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Systemic conditions linked to oral health: An overview. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Stormon, S.-C. Yeoh, R. Naidu, A. Moule & D. H. Felix (Eds.), Oral health and disease: What you should know: A user-friendly oral healthcare guide for the general public. (pp. 459-462). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_81

Guan, G. S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Causes of oral soft tissue diseases and disorders: An overview. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Stormon, S.-C. Yeoh, R. Naidu, A. Moule & D. H. Felix (Eds.), Oral health and disease: What you should know: A user-friendly oral healthcare guide for the general public. (pp. 327-332). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_58

Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. S. (2026). Temporomandibular joint disorders. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Stormon, S.-C. Yeoh, R. Naidu, A. Moule & D. H. Felix (Eds.), Oral health and disease: What you should know: A user-friendly oral healthcare guide for the general public. (pp. 307-312). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_54

2025

Chapter in Book - Research

Polonowita, A., & Firth, N. A. (2025). Histopathology of non-infective stomatitis. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Narayana, N. A. Firth & D. F. Wilson (Eds.), Oral histology and oral histopathology: A practical guide for dental students and a companion to pathologists. (pp. 265-272). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77481-2_25

Polonowita, A. (2025). Histopathology of developmental anomalies and anatomical variants of the oral mucosa. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Narayana, N. A. Firth & D. F. Wilson (Eds.), Oral histology and oral histopathology: A practical guide for dental students and a companion to pathologists. (pp. 259-264). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77481-2_24

Journal - Research Article

Guan, G., Rathninde, L., Friedlander, L., Hanlin, S., Polonowita, A., & Mei, L. (2025). Students’ perceived knowledge and confidence of performing extra-oral clinical examinations during Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) study in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1615), 20-33. doi: 10.26635/6965.6830

Lin, Y. K., Mei, L., Narsinh, P., Tong, D., Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2025). Patient perceptions of the service provision at an academic oral medicine clinic. New Zealand Dental Journal, 121(1), 9-14.

Mei, L., Huang, Z., Wang, Z., Sun, S., Zhu, S., Gao, C., Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2025). Electroencephalographic signature of TMD patients: clinical implications. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2025.02.013

Guan, G., Tjhang, V., Sun, H., Polonowita, A., & Mei, L. (2025). Halitosis in oral lichen planus patients. Journal of Breath Research, 19, 016007. doi: 10.1088/1752-7163/ad8ee7

Journal - Research Other

Moore, B., Guan, G., Whitley, B., Mei, L., & Polonowita, A. D. (2025). Distinguishing chronic pain from mechanical factors in chronic TMD: A narrative review. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2025.2520387

Guan, G., Polonowita, A. K., Mei, L., Polonowita, D. A., & Polonowita, A. D. (2025). Chronic orofacial pain and pharmacological management: A Clinical guide. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2025.02.005

Wang, O., Mei, L., Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2025). Exploring the link between burning mouth syndrome and human herpesvirus-6B: A narrative review on pathogenesis. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 55(6), 1384-1399. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2406818

2024

Journal - Research Other

Polonowita, A. D., Polonowita, A. K., Mei, L., & Guan, G. (2024). Construction of the chronic temporomandibular disorder patients: The association between neural and psychological pathways. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1595), 80-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Polonowita, A., Mei, L., & Guan, G. (2024). The deconstruction of chronic orofacial pain and a hiding inhibition pathway of orofacial pain: The trigeminal proprioceptive mesencephalic periaqueductal gray pathway. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1588), 67-79. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/

2023

Chapter in Book - Research

Guan, G., & Polonowita, A. (2023). Immunology and the oral cavity. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 319-323). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_49

Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2023). Infection-related oral ulceration. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 217-219). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_49

Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2023). Aphthae and recurrent aphthous stomatitis. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 213-215). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_49

Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2023). Differential diagnosis of oral ulceration. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 205-207). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_49

Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2023). Traumatic oral ulceration. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 209-211). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_50

Guan, G., & Polonowita, A. (2023). Allergy and the mouth. In R. Balasubramaniam, S.-C. Yeoh, T. Yap & S. R. Prabhu (Eds.), Oral medicine: A clinical guide. (pp. 103-105). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36797-7_24

Journal - Research Article

Guan, G., Polonowita, A., Sun, Q., & Mei, L. (2023). Immune-mediated conditions and cellular biomarkers for early diagnosis of oral diseases. Nano TransMed, 2, 100001. doi: 10.1016/j.ntm.2023.100001

Journal - Research Other

El Tantawi, M., Lam, W. Y. H., Giraudeau, N., Virtanen, J. I., Matanhire, C., Chifamba, T., … Hasmun, N., Guan, G., Polonowita, A., … Folayan, M. O. (2023). Teledentistry from research to practice: A tale of nineteen countries. Frontiers in Oral Health, 4, 1188557. doi: 10.3389/froh.2023.1188557

2022

Journal - Research Article

Han, C., Mei, L., Liu, A., Ya Mohammad Hassan, S., Polonowita, A., & Guan, G. (2022). Oral medicine services: A two-centre study of 99,603 patients between 2015 and 2020. Journal of International Medical Research, 50(8). doi: 10.1177/03000605221115384

Polonowita, A., Guan, G., Thomson, W. M., & Martin-Hendrie, R. (2022). Using telehealth for oral medicine patient management during the COVID-19 lockdown. Oral Surgery, 15, 291-304. doi: 10.1111/ors.12721

Ratnayake, J., Guan, G., Polonowita, A., Gray, A. R., Loch, C., Li, K. C., Waddell, J. N., Lyons, K., & Brunton, P. A. (2022). Measuring changes in jaw opening forces to assess the degree of improvement in patients with temporomandibular disorders. Applied Sciences, 12(3), 1224. doi: 10.3390/app12031224

Journal - Research Other

Guan, G., Rich, A. M., Polonowita, A., & Mei, L. (2022). Review of taste and taste disturbance in COVID-19 patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1549), 81-91. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2021

Journal - Research Article

Ramanan, D., Palla, S., Bennani, H., Polonowita, A., & Farella, M. (2021). Oral behaviours and wake-time masseter activity in patients with masticatory muscle pain. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 48, 979-988. doi: 10.1111/joor.13219

Journal - Research Other

Lv, N., Sun, M., Polonowita, A., Mei, L., & Guan, G. (2021). Management of oral medicine emergencies during COVID-19: A study to develop practice guidelines. Journal of Dental Sciences, 16, 493-500. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2020.07.016

2020

Journal - Research Article

Ratnayake, J., Guan, G., Polonowita, A., Li, K. C., Gray, A., Waddell, J. N., Loch, C., & Brunton, P. A. (2020). Can the measurement of jaw-opening forces assist in the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders? Journal of Oral & Facial Pain & Headache, 34(3), 199-205. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2587

Guan, G., Mei, L., Polonowita, A., Hussaini, H., Seo, B., & Rich, A. M. (2020). Malignant transformation in oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions: A 14-year longitudinal cohort study of 829 patients in New Zealand. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology, 130(4), 411-418. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.07.002

Guan, G., Lau, J., Yew, V., U, J., Qu, W., Lam, J., Polonowita, A., & Mei, L. (2020). Referrals by general dental practitioners and medical practitioners to oral medicine specialists in New Zealand: A study to develop protocol guidelines. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology, 130(1), 43-51.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.03.050

Journal - Research Other

Guan, G., Won, J., Mei, L., & Polonowita, A. (2020). Extensive adipose replacement of the parotid glands: An unusual presentation of sialadenosis: A case report and literature review. Oral Surgery, 13, 41-47. doi: 10.1111/ors.12442

2019

Journal - Research Article

Polonowita, A. D., Thomson, W. M., & Thorburn, D. N. (2019). Clinical efficacy of a simplified approach to managing chronic temporomandibular disorders: Evidence from a 1-year case series. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology, 128(3), 227-234. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.06.008

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ratnayake, J., Guan, S., Polonowita, A., Li, K. C., Waddell, N., Loch, C., Gray, A., & Brunton, P. (2019). Can the measurement of jaw-opening forces assist in diagnosing temporomandibular-disorders? Journal of Dental Research, 98(A), 0179. Retrieved from https://iadr.abstractarchives.com

2018

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ramanan, D., Palla, S., Polonowita, A., & Farella, M. (2018). Jaw muscle overload as a possible cause of orofacial pain. New Zealand Dental Journal, 114(4), (pp. 188). [Abstract]

2017

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Polonowita, A. (2017, July). White lesions: Improving early diagnosis. Invited presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical Excellence Day, Dunedin, New Zealand.