Pekka Vallittu
DDS, PhD, CDT
pekval@utu.fi +358 29 450 2861 +358 40 574 8200 Lemminkäisenkatu 2 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-6717 |
Biomaterials in dentistry and medicine; Dental Technology; Prosthetic Dentistry
Number of Peer-Reviewed Publications: 682 (ISI Web of Science All Databases)
H-index: 100
For full list of publications, see
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For art:
http://www.pekkavallittuart.com
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Pekka Vallittu has earned his degrees in Dental Technology in 1988, Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy in 1994, received Adjunct Professorship in 1995 and specialized in prosthodontics and stomatognathic physiology (European Prosthodontic Association Recognized Prosthodontist) in 2000. Presently, he is a Full Professorship and Chair of Biomaterials Science in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland and works as Dean of the Institute of Dentistry at the University of Turku and as the Director of Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre (http:// www.biomaterials.utu.fi). He holds Honorary Professorship at the University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam and Visiting Professorship at the King Saud University in Riayadh, Saudi Arabia. He is Subject Editor of the Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (JMBBM, Elsevier). He is Doctor of Oodontology honoris causa (h.c.) of the University of Eastern Finland. He has also been Board Member of the University of Turku since 2018.
His predominating research activity on fiber-reinforced composites started from his hobby of model aircrafts and has lasted over 30 years since early 1980´s. The first clinical applications of fiber-reinforced composites were found in clinical dentistry and thereafter in combination with bioactive component in bone surgical applications as non-metallic bioactive implants. Pekka Vallittu has over 677 ISI Web of Science Index peer-reviewed publications and over 140 internationally granted patents. He has been awarded e.g. by the Distinguished Scientist Award in Prosthodontics and Implant Research by the International Association of Dental Research (IADR), the Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Big Prize, the Bensow-Äyräpää Prize and George Winter Award.
Dental education (theoretical and clinical), biomaterial education at different levels
- Can Specular Gloss Measurements Predict the Effectiveness of Finishing/Polishing Protocols in Dental Polymers? A Systematic Review and Linear Mixed-effects Prediction Model (2022)
- Operative Dentistry
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2)) - Crack propagation and toughening mechanism of bilayered short-fiber reinforced resin composite structure —Evaluation up to six months storage in water (2022)
- Dental Materials Journal
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Development and characterization of ion-releasing fiber-reinforced flowable composite (2022)
- Dental Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Direct Short-Fiber Reinforced Composite Resin Restorations and Glass-Ceramic Endocrowns in Endodontically Treated Molars: A 4-Year Clinical Study (2022)
- European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Effect of 3D Printer Type and Use of Protection Gas during Post-Curing on Some Physical Properties of Soft Occlusal Splint Material (2022)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Effect of interfacial surface treatment on bond strength of particulate-filled composite to short fiber-reinforced composite (2022)
- Biomaterial Investigations in Dentistry
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Effect of Nitrogen Gas Post-Curing and Printer Type on the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Hard Occlusal Splint Material (2022)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Fatigue performance of endodontically treated molars restored with different dentin replacement materials (2022)
- Dental Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Fracture behavior of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composite inlay-retained fixed partial denture before and after fatigue aging (2022)
- Journal of Prosthodontic Research
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Fracture Resistance of Anterior Crowns Reinforced by Short-Fiber Composite (2022)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Improving light-cured intermediate resin for hard and space mouthguard using a glass fiber (2022)
- Dental Traumatology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Influence of New Sleeve Composite on Fracture Behavior of Anterior Teeth with Flared Root Canals (2022)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Mechanical Properties Evaluation of Three Different Materials for Implant Supported Overdenture: An In-Vitro Study (2022)
- Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Physicochemical and biological characterization of silica-coated alumina particles (2022)
- Dental Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Quasi-static loading of glass fiber-reinforced composite cervical fusion cage (2022)
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Small-Molecule-based Supramolecular Plastics Mediated by Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation (2022)
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The Effect of Ultraviolet Treatment on TiO2 Nanotubes: A Study of Surface Characteristics, Bacterial Adhesion, and Gingival Fibroblast Response (2022)
- Metals
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Two-body wear and surface hardness of occlusal splint materials (2022)
- Dental Materials Journal
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - 3D-Printed vs. Heat-Polymerizing and Autopolymerizing Denture Base Acrylic Resins (2021)
- Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Behaviour of different bioactive glasses incorporated in polydimethylsiloxane endodontic sealer (2021)
- Dental Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))