Kari Rantavuori
DDS, PhD, University lecturer
Department of Dentistry kari.rantavuori@utu.fi +358 29 450 4490 +358 50 514 8951 Lemminkäisenkatu 2 Turku Office: 421 |
Areas of expertise
Orthodontics; Sleep apnea; Dental anxiety
Orthodontics; Sleep apnea; Dental anxiety
Biography
- DDS 2002
- PhD 2008
- MDS 2014
Research
Orthodontics, sleep apnea, dental anxiety, quality of life.
Teaching
Orthodontics
Publications
- Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child's Dental Fear (2024)
- Dentistry Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Two-Year Trajectories of Dental Anxiety in Parents and Their Association with Parents' and Children's Oral Healthcare Procedures in FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2024)
- Dentistry Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Concurrent changes in dental anxiety and smoking in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2023)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Gender differences in the association between malocclusion traits and oral health-related quality of life in Finnish adults (2023)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Associations between temperament dimensions and dental anxiety in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Digitaalisten menetelmien ja kalvo-oikomisen käyttö oikojien vastaanotoilla (2022)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Digitalisten menetelmien käyttö Suomessa oikomishoitoa tekevien hammaslääkäreiden vastaanotoilla (2022)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Gender-specific associations between the dimensions of alexithymia personality trait and dental anxiety in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hair Cortisol Concentrations Are Associated with Dental Anxiety during Pregnancy (2021)
- Dentistry Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Changes in dental fear and its relations to anxiety and depression in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2020)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association of depression and anxiety with different aspects of dental anxiety in pregnant mothers and their partners (2019)
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pressure pain sensitivity is associated with dental fear in adults in middle age: Findings from the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort study (2019)
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Short-term longitudinal changes in adult dental fear (2018)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A longitudinal study of changes and associations in dental fear in parent/adolescent dyads (2017)
- International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dental fear and previous childhood traumatic experiences, life events, and parental bonding (2015)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Changes over time in adult dental fear and correlation to depression and anxiety – a cohort study of pregnant mothers and fathers (2013)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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