Pooja Toshniwal Paharia

M.D.S (OMR) - Masters in Dental Surgery (Oral Medicine and Radiology)

Oral Medicine, Radiology

Pooja Toshniwal Paharia is an oral and maxillofacial physician and radiologist based in Pune, India. Her academic background is in Oral Medicine and Radiology. She has extensive experience in research and evidence-based clinical-radiological diagnosis and management of oral lesions and conditions and associated maxillofacial disorders. Her expertise involves diagnosing and managing potentially malignant as well as malignant lesions and conditions, temporomandibular joint disorders, orofacial pain conditions, salivary gland disorders, developmental anomalies, dental management of systemic conditions and medical emergencies, etc. using conservative treatments inclusive of medications, physiotherapy, biofeedback coupled gold standards such as surgical excisions and advanced techniques such as low-level laser therapy and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation.

During her post-graduation, she received accolades at several national and international conferences for her scientific research papers and the Academic Excellence Award for two consecutive years at her educational institute. Her field of interest has always been the use of advanced and non-invasive novel diagnostic as well as therapeutic techniques for maxillofacial disorders to provide an improved standard of care to patients. She has worked extensively on several research projects based on molecular spectroscopic analysis of proteins and nucleic acids and radiological assessment of morphological alterations correlated with disease severity in potentially malignant conditions. She has also worked on systematic reviews on the immunological management of Sjogren’s syndrome using novel monoclonal antibodies. As part of her post-graduation curriculum, she has undertaken several scientific writing assignments based on weekly reviews of constantly updated scientific literature published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

She is currently working as a consultant oral and maxillofacial radiologist at an advanced dental diagnostic center in India and provides three-dimensional and accurate radiological diagnostic information to doctors and patients on several dental conditions. Pooja is passionate about writing and dental health. Outside of work, she enjoys art, music, traveling, reading, and cooking.

Articles from Pooja Toshniwal Paharia

In a famous Blue Zone, daily movement was tied to fewer memory complaints

Older adults in Sardinian Blue Zone communities who took more daily steps, spent less time sedentary, perceived their physical health more positively, and had greater confidence in their memory reported fewer memory complaints. Sleep efficiency was not significantly associated with memory complaints, and the cross-sectional study cannot establish cause and effect.

13 Aug 2026

Mitochondrial rewiring may explain why orthoflaviviruses harm humans but persist in mosquitoes

Orthoflaviviruses reshape mitochondrial structure, metabolism, redox signaling, and quality control differently across human and mosquito models, helping explain their contrasting infection outcomes. The review highlights mitochondrial pathways that may support acute cellular damage in vertebrates but persistent, non-lethal infection in mosquitoes, pointing to potential antiviral targets.

12 Aug 2026

Researchers tracked biological aging for decades and found a striking pattern in women

Accelerated biological age in midlife was associated with higher risks of cardiovascular disease and death in both men and women over nearly three decades of follow-up. Women with accelerated biological age also showed a higher risk of dementia, although adding biological age to standard risk factors provided only minimal additional predictive value.

12 Aug 2026

What 38,000 trauma and incident records reveal about e-scooter safety

E-scooter riders admitted with moderate-to-severe trauma showed a distinct injury profile, with proportionally more traumatic brain, vascular, and internal organ injuries than motorcyclists and fewer fractures. Rental-scooter data also linked greater reported injury severity with younger age and female sex, while collision rates varied with area-level deprivation.

10 Aug 2026

New human genome benchmark captures both parental copies with near-perfect accuracy

Researchers created T2T-HG002, a near-perfect diploid human genome benchmark that is free of detectable errors across 99.4% of the genome and captures both maternal and paternal haplotypes. The benchmark expands coverage into previously excluded genomic regions and provides a new framework for evaluating sequencing reads, assemblies, phased variants, and personalized genome inference.

10 Aug 2026

Severe COVID-19 reactivates dormant viruses and may leave a lasting viral signature

A longitudinal study of 1,154 hospitalized COVID-19 patients found widespread reactivation of chronic Herpesviridae and Anelloviridae, with distinct viral patterns linked to disease severity, inflammation, and clinical outcomes. Anelloviridae also persisted during convalescence and were associated with physical deficits in long COVID, although the study did not establish causation.

7 Aug 2026

Global surveys reveal little progress in tobacco risk awareness over two decades

Across 46 countries, adults who smoked showed high awareness that tobacco causes lung cancer but substantially lower knowledge of cardiovascular and secondhand smoke harms. Knowledge changed little overall across two decades, supporting stronger health warnings, mass media campaigns and enforced smoke-free policies.

5 Aug 2026

Study maps how birth order tracks disease risk across 10 million siblings

Researchers analyzing claims from more than 10 million siblings linked first-born status to higher odds of several neurodevelopmental and allergic diagnoses, while second-born status tracked with substance abuse and gastrointestinal conditions. The observational study identified 150 significant birth-order associations across the phenome, but claims data and residual confounding prevent causal conclusions.

4 Aug 2026

Restricting select amino acids may mimic protein restriction’s healthy aging benefits

A review finds that restricting protein, particularly methionine, isoleucine, and valine, may improve metabolism and influence key aging pathways, largely in experimental models. Short human studies suggest metabolic benefits, but effects on lifespan remain unknown and restriction may harm people with unmet or increased protein needs.

3 Aug 2026

A 10-country survey finds an unexpected air pollution awareness gap

Researchers surveyed 10,618 adults across 1,372 localities in the world’s 10 most populous countries and matched their responses with average 2019-2021 PM2.5 concentrations. Higher PM2.5 exposure was associated with lower air-quality knowledge but greater concern and more frequent protective behaviors, with patterns differing across demographic groups.

2 Aug 2026