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K. Hiltunen · SciRah

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K. Hiltunen

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K. Hiltunen — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 14
Works: 38
Citations: 586

Most-cited papers

Relationship between Fried’s frailty phenotype and oral frailty in long-term care residents
K. Hiltunen, R. Saarela, H. Kautiainen, H. Roitto +2 more
2021Age and Ageing64 citations Open access
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Dentition status, malnutrition and mortality among older service housing residents
R. Saarela, H. Soini, K. Hiltunen, S. Muurinen +2 more
2013The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging64 citations Open access
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Oral hygiene and health-related quality of life in institutionalized older people
R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, H. Roitto +2 more
2021European Geriatric Medicine53 citations Open access
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Dentition, nutritional status and adequacy of dietary intake among older residents in assisted living facilities.
R. Saarela, Eeva Lindroos, H. Soini, K. Hiltunen +3 more
2016Gerodontology46 citations
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Prevalence of signs of temporomandibular disorders among elderly inhabitants of Helsinki, Finland.
K. Hiltunen, K. Schmidt-kaunisaho, J. Nevalainen, T. Närhi +1 more
1995Acta Odontologica Scandinavica40 citations Open access
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A 5-year follow-up of signs and symptoms of TMD and radiographic findings in the elderly.
K. Hiltunen, J. Peltola, M. Vehkalahti, T. Närhi +1 more
2003International Journal of Prosthodontics37 citations
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A 5-year follow-up of occlusal status and radiographic findings in mandibular condyles of the elderly.
K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti, J. Peltola, A. Ainamo
2002International Journal of Prosthodontics31 citations
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Pathology related to third molars in the elderly persons
I. Venta, Eeva Kylätie, K. Hiltunen
2015Clinical Oral Investigations26 citations
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Occlusal imbalance and temporomandibular disorders in the elderly.
K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti, A. Ainamo
1997Acta Odontologica Scandinavica25 citations Open access
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Age- and Time-Related Trends in Oral Health Care for Patients Aged 60 Years and Older in 2007-2017 in Public Oral Health Services in Helsinki, Finland
K. Hiltunen, P. Mäntylä, M. Vehkalahti
2021International Dental Journal20 citations Open access
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Oral frailty among dentate and edentate older adults in long-term care
Lina Julkunen, R. Saarela, H. Roitto, H. Kautiainen +3 more
2024BMC Geriatrics19 citations Open access
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Relationship between oral frailty, health-related quality of life, and survival among long-term care residents
T. Puranen, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, M. Suominen +5 more
2023European Geriatric Medicine17 citations Open access
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Subgingival microbiome at different levels of cognition
Nele Fogelholm, J. Leskelä, M. Manzoor, J. Holmer +9 more
2023Journal of Oral Microbiology16 citations Open access
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Oral disease burden of dentate older adults living in long-term care facilities: FINORAL study
Lina Julkunen, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, R. Saarela +2 more
2021BMC Oral Health15 citations Open access
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Why and when older people lose their teeth: A study of public healthcare patients aged 60 years and over in 2007-2015.
K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti
2022Gerodontology14 citations Open access
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Is prosthodontic treatment age-dependent in patients 60 years and older in Public Dental Services?
K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti, P. Mäntylä
2015Journal of Oral Rehabilitation13 citations Open access
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Temporomandibular disorders in the elderly : A 5-year follow-up of signs and symptoms of TMD
K. Hiltunen
200412 citations
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Prevalence of symptoms of craniomandibular disorders in a population of elderly inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland.
Klaus Schmidt-kaunisaho, K. Hiltunen, Anja Ainamo
1994Acta Odontologica Scandinavica12 citations Open access
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Survey of health care personnel's attitudes toward oral hygiene in long-term care facilities in Finland.
K. Hiltunen, Nele Fogelholm, R. Saarela, P. Mäntylä
2019Special Care in Dentistry: managing special patients, settings, and situations11 citations Open access
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Relationship of occlusal status with health-related quality of life among older adults in long-term care facilities.
M. Zórawna, P. Mäntylä, K. Pitkälä, M. Suominen +3 more
2023Journal of Oral Rehabilitation7 citations Open access
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Oral hypofunction and association with need for daily assistance among older adults in long‐term care
Riki Oura, P. Mäntylä, R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen
2022Journal of Oral Rehabilitation7 citations Open access
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Radiographic condylar findings and occlusal imbalance in old people.
K. Soikkonen, K. Hiltunen, Anja Ainamo
1996Journal of Oral Rehabilitation7 citations
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Metagenomic analysis of the denture-associated oral microbiome in patients with denture stomatitis
M. Manzoor, P. Pussinen, R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen +1 more
2025Scientific Reports6 citations Open access
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Clinically estimated signs of hyposalivation in older adult residents of long‐term care
Otto Brandt, Lina Julkunen, R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen +1 more
2024Gerodontology6 citations Open access
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Oral Health and Frailty Among Older Long-Term Care Residents in Finland.
R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, H. Roitto +2 more
2021Journal of the American Medical Directors Association6 citations
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Changes in Institutionalized Older People's Dentition Status in Helsinki, 2003‐2017
R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen, P. Mäntylä, K. Pitkälä
2019Journal of The American Geriatrics Society5 citations Open access
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Tooth-surface plaque microbiome and different levels of oral disease burden among dentate older adults living in long-term care
Lina Julkunen, M. Manzoor, K. Hiltunen, R. Saarela +3 more
2025Journal of Oral Microbiology3 citations Open access
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Sector-differences in Adults’ Dental Care Service Utilisation: 11-year Register-based Observations
M. Vehkalahti, Ulla Palotie, S. Varsio, K. Hiltunen
2025International Dental Journal3 citations Open access
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Association of oral frailty with falls in long-term care residents
T. Puranen, K. Hiltunen, K. Pitkälä, H. Roitto +2 more
2024European Geriatric Medicine2 citations Open access
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Denture-associated oral microbiome in dentate and edentulous older adults living in long-term care facilities
M. Manzoor, P. Pussinen, R. Saarela, K. Pitkälä +2 more
2026Journal of Oral Microbiology1 citations Open access
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Dentitions of Long-Term Care Residents: Tooth Types, Roles in Occlusion and Association with Dementia
Jesse Tervonen, Lina Julkunen, R. Saarela, K. Hiltunen +1 more
2024Healthcare1 citations Open access
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Correction: Relationship between oral frailty, health-related quality of life, and survival among long-term care residents
T. Puranen, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, M. Suominen +5 more
2023European Geriatric Medicine1 citations Open access
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Association of Fried Frailty Phenotype With Occlusal Status, Health‐Related Quality of Life, and Nutritional Status Among Older Adults Living in Long‐Term Care
M. Zórawna, P. Mäntylä, R. Saarela, K. Pitkälä +3 more
2026Journal of Oral Rehabilitation0 citations Open access
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Volume of Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders in Adults—A Nationwide Register‐Based Observation of Private Oral Healthcare in Finland in 2006–2024
M. Vehkalahti, K. Hiltunen, Maria Valaste
2026Journal of Oral Rehabilitation0 citations Open access
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Task allocation in periodontal treatment among older adults in public oral health services in Helsinki, Finland, from 2007 to 2016
Antti Kokkonen, K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti, P. Mäntylä
2026European Journal of Oral Sciences0 citations Open access
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Oral disease burden of dentate older adults living in long-term care facilities: FINORAL study
Lina Julkunen, K. Hiltunen, H. Kautiainen, R. Saarela +2 more
2021BMC Oral Health0 citations Open access
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Pathology related to third molars in the elderly persons
I. Venta, Eeva Kylätie, K. Hiltunen
2015Clinical Oral Investigations0 citations
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Seguimiento durante 5 años del estado oclusal y de los hallazgos radiográficos de los cóndilos mandibulares en el anciano
K. Hiltunen, M. Vehkalahti, J. Peltola, A. Ainamo
20030 citations
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