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: 677 (ISI Web of Science Databases)
H-index: 97
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
- 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)) - 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)) - Fatigue performance of endodontically treated molars restored with different dentin replacement materials (2022)
- Dental Materials
(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)) - 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)) - 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)) - Characterization of Experimental Short-Fiber-Reinforced Dual-Cure Core Build-Up Resin Composites (2021)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Characterization of occlusal splint materials: CAD-CAM versus conventional resins (2021)
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - CHX:n ja DMSO:n vaikutus kalsiumsilikaattisementtien pitkäaikaiseen saumatiiviyteen juurikanavissa (2021)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(Other (O2)) - Correction to: Fracture resistance and marginal gap formation of post-core restorations: influence of different fiber-reinforced composites (2021)
- Clinical Oral Investigations
(Other (O2)) - Corrigendum to "Biomechanical aspects of reinforced implant overdentures: A systematic review" [J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 91 (2019) 202-211] (2021) Gibreel MF, Khalifa A, Said MM, Mahanna F, El-Amier N, Närhi TO, Perea-Lowery L, Vallittu PK
(Other (O2)) - Effect of Accelerated Aging on Some Mechanical Properties and Wear of Different Commercial Dental Resin Composites (2021)
- Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Effect of Fiber Reinforcement Type on the Performance of Large Posterior Restorations: A Review of In Vitro Studies (2021)
- Materials
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2)) - Effect of Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) Thermoplastic Resin on Flexural Strength of Fibre-Reinforced Composite and the Penetration of Bonding Resin into Semi-IPN FRC Post (2021)
- Polymers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Effect of specific retention biomaterials for ball attachment on the biomechanical response of single implant-supported overdenture: A finite element analysis (2021)
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Enhancing Toughness and Reducing Volumetric Shrinkage for Bis-GMA/TEGDMA Resin Systems by Using Hyperbranched Thiol Oligomer HMDI-6SH (2021)
- Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Evaluation of New Hollow Sleeve Composites for Direct Post-core Construction (2021)
- Materials Journal
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Evaluation of the mechanical properties and degree of conversion of 3D printed splint material (2021)
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Fatigue behavior of endodontically treated premolars restored with different fiber-reinforced designs (2021)
- Dental Materials
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))