Prof. Dr. Kirstin Vach
Professor of Explorative Data Analysis in Wood Science| Kirstin.Vach(at)hnee.de | |
| Phone | +49 3334 657-534 |
| Location | Forest Campus | Alfred-Möller-Straße 1 | 16225 Eberswalde |
| Room | 12.119 |
Bachelor's
- Mathematics I–III in the Foundations of Engineering module
- Statistics in the Engineering Methods module
Master's
- Statistics and Applied Mathematics in the Applied Engineering module
- Applied Mathematical Statistics
- The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics
- Interdisciplinary Research and Research Methodology
- Application and Adaptation of Statistical Methods to Dental Research Questions
Professorship for Exploratory Data Analysis in the Forest Sciences
Submission of a postdoctoral dissertation at MHH (process still ongoing)
Research Associate, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Preventive Dentistry, Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Ph.D. (Dr. sc. hum.), University of Freiburg
Research Associate, Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg
2. Parental Leave
Research Associate, Department of General Practice, Odense (DK); including first parental leave
Research Associate, Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University of Freiburg
Degree in Mathematics (minor in Computer Science), University of Freiburg
Mitglied Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA)
Lüchtenborg, J., Keßler, A., Schneider, F., Kleinvogel, G., Hillebrecht, A. L., Vach, K., & Spies, B. C. (2026). Bonding strength and fatigue survival of conventional, additive and subtractive complete dentures. Scientific reports, 16(1), 9335. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44101-7
Müller, M. K., Schulz, F., Jogho, G., Steffens, S., Vach, K., Baradee, A. A., Reissmann, D. R., Spies, B. C., & Hillebrecht, A. L. (2026). A multilingual digital micro-learning intervention for oral health in refugee shelters: Randomized controlled trial (preprint). JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.95562
Hillebrecht, A. L., Bliß, S. M., Vach, K., Linde, P., Kohal, R. J., Rabel, K., Reissmann, D. R., & Spies, B. C. (2026). Ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy shape prosthodontic case-mix in undergraduate clinics: a 9-year retrospective cohort study of 1,205 patients in Germany. BMC oral health, 26(1), 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-026-07977-5
Würflein, E., Herrmann, K., Sculean, A., Vach, K., Nelson, K., Fretwurst, T., Iglhaut, G., & Kernen, F. (2026). Twenty-four month clinical outcomes of modified coronally advanced tunnel technique with leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin-functionalized porcine dermal matrix for single/multiple gingival recessions. Journal of periodontology, 10.1002/jper.70093. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jper.70093
Hillebrecht, A.-L., Bliß, S. M., Vach, K., Linde, P., Kohal, R. J., Rabel, K., Reissmann, D. R., & Spies, B. C. (2026). Ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy shape prosthodontic case-mix in undergraduate clinics: A 9-year retrospective cohort study of 1,205 patients in Germany. BMC Oral Health, 26(1), 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-026-07977-5
Michallek, F. R. S., Sluka, M., Landwehr, V. C., Vach, K., Larsson, L., Nelson, K., Nahles, S., Kernen, F., Iglhaut, G., & Fretwurst, T. (2026). Immunohistological Evaluation of Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Grafting Using a Porcine Dermal Matrix-A Human Histological Study. Clinical oral implants research, 10.1111/clr.70088. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.70088
Hillebrecht, A. L., Fritzsche, D., Voss, T., Kruse, A., Keßler, A., Vach, K., Altenburger, M. J., Schmelzeisen, R., & Semper-Hogg, W. (2026). Live Podcasting as an Educational Intervention in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology: Controlled Cohort Study. JMIR medical education, 12, e77980. https://doi.org/10.2196/77980
Kohal, R. J., Lith, A., Komine, F., Honda, J., Spies, B. C., Burkhardt, F., & Vach, K. (2026). Ten-Year Results of a Prospective Study on One-Piece Zirconia Oral Implants for Single-Tooth Reconstruction. Clinical oral implants research, 37(1), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.70049
Balmer, M., Spies, B. C., Liguori, M. G., Vach, K., Jung, R. E., & Kohal, R. J. (2026). Long-Term Performance of Bi-Layered Single Crowns Supported by Zirconia Implants: 7.5-Year Results of a Two-Center Prospective Cohort Study. Clinical oral implants research, 37(1), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.70051
Perduns, R., Vach, K., Schlueter, N., & Volk, J. (2026). Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is genotoxic but not mutagenic in human gingival fibroblasts as assessed by Duplex Sequencing. Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 42(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2025.09.008
Groß, T., Stocker, S. A., Scholz, K. J., Has, C., Vach, K., & Cieplik, F. (2025). Oral health of patients with epidermolysis bullosa compared to healthy controls - a retrospective study from a specialized center. BMC oral health, 25(1), 1904. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07457-2
Nold, J., Arnold, B., Vach, K., Wesemann, C., Witkowski, S., Lüchtenborg, J., & Spies, B. C. (2025). Impact of curing temperature on accuracy and physical properties of additively manufactured FDPs and bar specimens. Scientific reports, 15(1), 41186. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-28886-7
Wüster, J., Mahlow, L., Neckel, N., Rendenbach, C., Heiland, M., Vach, K., Sachse, C., Nelson, K., Kernen, F., & Nahles, S. (2025). Long term dental implant survival and bone level changes with special emphasis on radiation therapy after free fibula flap reconstruction - a retrospective study. Clinical oral investigations, 29(12), 559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-025-06587-9
Hattori, M., Stadler, S., Kohal, R. J., Vach, K., Elbashti, M. E., Sumita, Y. I., & Wakabayashi, N. (2025). Evaluation of the accuracy of intraoral scanners for nasal digitization: an in vitro three-dimensional comparative study. Frontiers in oral health, 6, 1678778. https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2025.1678778
Kernen, F., Meurer, J. P., Orth, J., Nelson, K., Vach, K., Zitzmann, N. U., Spies, B. C., & Kernen-Gintaute, A. (2025). Digital transformation in dentistry: Patterns of use among clinicians in Germany and Switzerland. Journal of dentistry, 162, 106099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.106099
Würflein, E., Ollinger, S., Sculean, A., Vach, K., Landwehr, V. C., Nelson, K., Dursun, B., Nahles, S., Iglhaut, P. G., & Fretwurst, T. (2025). Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel Technique With Porcine Dermal Matrix for Recession Treatment: 12-Month Follow-Up. Clinical and experimental dental research, 11(5), e70199. https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.70199
Kohal, R. J., Komine, F., Lith, A., Spies, B. C., Burkhardt, F., & Vach, K. (2025). One-piece zirconia oral implants supporting three-unit fixed dental prostheses: Ten-year results from a prospective case series. Journal of dentistry, 160, 105911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.105911
Wäge-Recchioni, J., Perduns, R., Vach, K., Beckedorf, A., Volk, J., Schlueter, N., & Staufenbiel, I. (2025). Comparative pilot study of three commercial kits for bacterial DNA extraction from human subgingival biofilm samples collected with a single paper point. Journal of oral microbiology, 17(1), 2549035. https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2025.2549035
Flierl, F., Spies, B. C., Rothlauf, S., Vach, K., Kohal, R. J., & Lüchtenborg, J. (2025). Impact of monomer contamination of isopropanol during post-rinsing on the accuracy of dental models fabricated by vat photopolymerization. Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists, 10.1111/jopr.70011. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.70011
Hein, S., Zangl, M., Graf, T., Vach, K., Güth, J. F., & Westland, S. (2025). Evaluating visual thresholds and color metrics in dental research: An exploratory study. Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 41(7), 778–787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2025.04.006
Baradee, A. A., Spies, B. C., Rothlauf, S., Vach, K., Seidenstuecker, M., & Lüchtenborg, J. (2025). Effect of environmental conditions on wear resistance of lithium silicate glass-ceramic materials. Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 41(6), 621–630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2025.03.004
Pappe, C. L., Peters, B., Pivovarova-Ramich, O., Schremmer, R., Adam, A., Vach, K., Dommisch, H., & Woelber, J. P. (2025). Effects of a 4-week free-sugar avoidance during periodontal therapy: An explorative randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of periodontology, 96(6), 675–690. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.24-0208
Kohal, R. J., Vach, K., Butz, F., Patzelt, S. B. M., & Burkhardt, F. (2025). Five-Year Results of One-Piece Zirconia Oral Implants Supporting Three-Unit Fixed Dental Prostheses. Clinical oral implants research, 36(5), 589–599. https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.14407
Bartels, N., Argyropoulou, A., Al-Ahmad, A., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Karygianni, L. (2025). Antibiofilm potential of plant extracts: inhibiting oral microorganisms and Streptococcus mutans. Frontiers in dental medicine, 6, 1535753. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1535753
Flierl, F., Spies, B. C., Rothlauf, S., Vach, K., Kohal, R. J., & Lüchtenborg, J. (2025). Effects of monomer contamination during post-rinsing in vat photopolymerization on dimensional stability. Scientific reports, 15(1), 10139. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94404-4
Kruse, A. B., Burkhardt, A. S., Vach, K., Hellwig, E., Woelber, J. P., Schlueter, N., & Ratka-Krüger, P. (2025). Impact of air-polishing with erythritol on exposed root dentin: A randomized clinical trial. International journal of dental hygiene, 23(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.12835
Vach, K., Ganss, C., Schlueter, N., & Vach, W. (2025). Identifying clusters of raters with a common notion of diagnosing erosive tooth wear: a step towards improving the accuracy of diagnostic procedures. European journal of medical research, 30(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-02260-1
ORCA, Leeds (UK): K. Vach, C. Ganss, W. Vach: Some accuracy is not enough - A planning tool supports studies to evaluate AI-based diagnostics in cariology
DGZ, Berlin: K. Vach, C. Ganss, W. Vach: Planung von aussagekräftigen Studien zu KI-basierter Kariesdiagnostik – so geht’s
ORCA, Heraklion (Kreta): K. Vach, N. Bock, N. Schulz-Weidner, C. Ganss: Dealing with missing data in long-term retrospective caries trajectory studies
ORCA, Egmond aan Zee (NL): K. Vach, C. Ganss, N. Schlueter, W. Vach: Diagnosing exposed dentin by multiple raters allows new insights into diagnostic decision making of dentists
DGZ, München: K. Vach, C. Ganß, N. Schlüter, W. Vach: Freiliegendes Dentin bei Erosionen – Analyse unerwarteter Aspekte von diagnostischen Entscheidungen multipler Untersucher