Mervi Gursoy
Docent (Adj. Prof.), DDS, PhD, Lic. Spec. in Periodontology
mervi.gursoy@utu.fi +358 29 450 4475 +358 50 514 8124 Lemminkäisenkatu 2 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-6821 |
Anaerobes; Oral Microbiology; Periodontology; Pregnancy
Mervi Gürsoy awarded her
DDS degree by the University of Helsinki (1999), and then her PhD in periodontology (2012) as well as her qualification as a specialist in periodontology
(2013) from the University of Turku.
Her doctoral thesis was “Pregnancy and periodontium – A clinical,
microbiological, and enzymological approach via a longitudinal study”, and she has subsequently
co-authored various research articles relating to periodontology, oral
microbiology and pregnancy.
She has received the Young
Researcher award from the Scandinavian Society of Periodontology (2011), the
Hatton award (clinical research, senior category) from the IADR/ Scandinavian
division (NOF) (2011), the second prize of the Unilever/IADR Hatton award
(2012), and the IADR/Philips Oral Healthcare Young Investigator Research grant
(2013).
She reviews articles for
numerous scientific publications in the field of periodontology and oral
microbiology.
- Gingival and Periodontal Diseases and Conditions in Children and Adolescents: Consensus ReportQuantitative Evaluation of NFE2L2/NRF2 and Cytokine Response Induced by Porphyromonas Gingivalis Lipopolysaccharide and Nicotine in a Titanium-Oral Mucosa Model (2026)
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Probiotics Augment the Effect of Non‐Surgical Periodontal Treatment—A Randomised, Double‐Blinded, Placebo‐Controlled Trial (2026)
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Advances in periodontal healing biomarkers (2025)
- Advances in Clinical ChemistryJournal of Oral Microbiology
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Impact of Smoking on Macrophage‐Related Chemokines During Initial Peri‐Implantitis: A Prospective Cohort Study (2025)
- Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related ResearchPathogens
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nuori hammaslääkäri 2025 : tutkimusraportti (2025) Koivumäki, Jaakko; Chainier, Anna; Hietala-Lenkkeri, Aija; Gürsoy, Mervi; Kangasmaa, Hanna; Karaharju-Suvanto, Terhi; Meriläinen, Sirkku; Näpänkangas, Ritva; Savanheimo, Nora; Suominen, Liisa
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Parodontiitti. Käypä hoito -suositus (2025) Parodontiitti. Käypä hoito -suositus Ylöstalo, Pekka; Gürsoy, Mervi; Järvinen, Mirkka; Kopra, Elisa; Marttala, Anu; Pöllänen, Marja; Saxlin, Tuomas
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - (2025)
- Journal of Dentistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2025)
- Clinical Oral Investigations
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2024)
- Advances in Clinical Chemistry
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - (2024)
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Systemic Factors Effecting Human Beta-Defensins in Oral Cavity2024
- Journal of Clinical PeriodontologyJournal of Microbiological Methods
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Factors affecting the quality and reproducibility of MALDI-TOF MS identification for human Capnocytophaga species Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Host-Bacterial Interactions in the Oral Cavity (2024)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 2024
- Türkiye klinikleri diş hekimliği bilimleri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Salivary Th17 cytokine, human β-defensin 1–3, and salivary scavenger and agglutinin levels in Crohn’s disease (2024)
- Clinical Oral InvestigationsJournal of Periodontology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Supragingival microbiota, cytokines, and proteins in individuals with different trajectories in experimental gingivitis (2024)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2024)
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - (2024)
- Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Accuracy of aMMP-8 Point-of-Care Test in Indicating Periodontal Treatment Outcomes in Stage III/IV Periodontitis: A 24-Week Follow-Up Study (2023)
- Journal of Periodontal Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Anti-Apoptotic and Pro-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins in Peri-Implant Diseases (2023)
- Clinical Oral Implants Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Baseline Interleukin-10, CD163 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Gingival Tissue Levels in Relation to Clinical Periodontal Treatment Outcomes : A 12-Week Follow-up Study (2023)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



