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Gilles Lavigne

Title: 
Professor
Gilles Lavigne
Contact Information
Email address: 
gilles.lavigne [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Gilles Lavigne is a dentist with training in oral medicine, pain and sleep. He is internationally recognized for his research on sleep bruxism, sleep apnea and pain & sleep interactions. Over the years, he was vice-dean for research and dean (Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal), president of the Canadian Sleep Society and Canadian Pain Society, and he was a Canada Research Chair in Pain, Sleep & Trauma (2007-2021). GL is also an associated professor at the Université de Montréal where he was full professor from 1987 to 2024. He received an honoris causa from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, (2009) and Order of Canada (2019). He has authored over 290 peer review papers and co-edited 4 books. He is active in research and clinic at the department of stomatology of the CHUM Since June 2024, he is a professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences with an appointment in Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, À¦°óSMÉçÇø.

Degree(s): 

DMD, MSc (neurosciences): Université de Montréal, Canada

Certificate Oral Medicine: Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

PhD (trigeminal neurosciences): University of Toronto, Canada

Areas of expertise: 

Oral medicine, orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine: sleep and pain

Research areas: 
Pain and Neuroscience
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Honorary Member of SEDCYDO (Spanish Society of Craniomandibular Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain), Madrid, Spain,2024

Prix Hommage, Ordre Dentistes du Quebec, 2023

Meier-Ewert-Preis 2023 – Deutsche Gesellschaft Zahnarzlitche Schlafmedizin; German Dental Sleep Medicine Society Senior

Investigator Research Award, International Association of Dental Research, Neuroscience group, Boston, 2021

Order of Canada - member, 2019

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2017

Fellow of the American College of Dentistry. November 5, 2015. Washington, D.C., USA

Honorary Member Award. 12th Annual American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine June 4, 2015. Seattle, Washington, USA

Honorary Member Award. Canadian Dental Association, Ottawa, Canada, April 24, 2015

Canada Research Chair on Pain, Sleep and Traumatic Injuries, 2007-2021

Honoris Causa - Honorary doctor of the University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine and the Centre for Dental and Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Zurich, 2009

Distinguished Career Award, Canadian Pain Society, 2009

Selected publications: 

Herrero Babiloni A, Brazeau D, Jodoin M, Theis-Mahon N, Martel MO, Lavigne GJ, Moana-Filho EJ. The Impact of Sleep Disturbances on Endogenous Pain Modulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Pain. 2024 Apr;25(4):875-901. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.023. Epub 2023 Oct 31. PMID: 37914093

Herrero Babiloni A*, Provost C, Charlebois-Plante C, De Koninck BP, Apinis-Deshaies A, Lavigne GJ, Martel MO, De Beaumont L One session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation induces mild and transient analgesic effects among female individuals with painful temporomandibular disorders.J Oral Rehabil. 2024 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111/joor.13655. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38225806

Wang Y, Varghese J, Muhammed S, Lavigne G, Finan P, Colloca L. Clinical Phenotypes Supporting the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Impairment of Placebo Effects. J Pain. 2023 Oct 21: S1526-5900(23)00588-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3787168

De Baets L, Runge N, Labie C, Mairesse O, Malfliet A, Verschueren S, Van Assche D, de Vlam K, Luyten FP, Coppieters I, Herrero Babiloni A*, Martel MO, Lavigne GJ, Nijs J. The interplay between symptoms of insomnia and pain in people with osteoarthritis: A narrative review of the current evidence. Sleep Med Rev. 2023 Aug;70:101793. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101793. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37269784

Chattrattrai T, Aarab G, Blanken TF, Pires GN, Herrero Babiloni A, Dal Fabbro C, van Someren E, Lavigne G, Maluly M, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Lobbezoo F. Network analysis of sleep bruxism in the EPISONO adult general population. J Sleep Res. 2023 May 28:e13957. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13957. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37246335

Zhu Y, Toyota R, Shiraishi Y, Katagiri A, Yamada M, Higashiyama M, Toyoda H, Lavigne G, Kato T. Sleep architecture as a candidate for phenotyping sleep bruxism: A narrative physiological review. J Oral Rehabil. 2023 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/joor.13482. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37114936 Review

Herrero Babiloni A*, Baril AA, Charlebois-Plante C, Jodoin M, Sanchez E, De Baets L, Arbour C, Lavigne GJ, Gosselin N, De Beaumont L. The Putative Role of Neuroinflammation in the Interaction between Traumatic Brain Injuries, Sleep, Pain and Other Neuropsychiatric Outcomes: A State-of-the-Art Review. J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 23;12(5):1793. doi: 10.3390/jcm12051793.PMID: 36902580 Review

Manfredini D, Ahlberg J, Aarab G, Bender S, Bracci A, Cistulli PA, Conti PC, De Leeuw R, Durham J, Emodi-Perlman A, Ettlin D, Gallo LM, Häggman-Henrikson B, Hublin C, Kato T, Klasser G, Koutris M, Lavigne GJ, Paesani D, Peroz I, Svensson P, Wetselaar P, Lobbezoo F. Standardized Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB). J Oral Rehabil. 2023 Jan 3. doi: 10.1111/joor.13411. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36597658 Review.

Dal Fabbro C, Rompré P, Kato T, Maluly M, Haraki S, Toyota R, Shiraishi Y, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Montplaisir J, Herrero Babiloni A*, Lavigne G.The Influence of Age on the Frequency of Rhythmic Masticatory Muscle Activity During Sleep in General Population differs from that in Clinical Research Samples. J Oral Rehabil. 2023 Jan;50(1):54-61. doi: 10.1111/joor.13388. Epub 2022 Nov 21. PMID: 36305239

Lucena L, Lavigne G, Fabbro CD, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Hachul H. Association between night pain and quality of life in women: A general population sleep study. Eur J Pain. 2023 Mar;27(3):401-412. doi: 10.1002/ejp.2066. Epub 2022 Dec 25. PMID: 36516369

Abe S, Huynh NT, Rompré PH, de Grandmont P, Landry-Schönbeck A, Landry ML, Kato T, Kawano F, Lavigne GJ.Sleep Quality and Comfort Reported by Sleep Bruxism Individuals Wearing the Occlusal Splint and Mandibular Advancement Splint: Revisiting Two Crossover Studies. Int J Prosthodont. 2023 May;36(2):138-147. doi: 10.11607/ijp.7525. Epub 2023 May 24. PMID: 36484654

Chen H, Emami E, Kauffmann C, Rompré P, Almeida F, Schmittbuhl M, van der Stelt P, Ge S, Lavigne G, Huynh N. Airway Phenotypes and Nocturnal Wearing of Dentures in Elders with Sleep Apnea. J Dent Res. 2023 Mar;102(3):263-269. doi: 10.1177/00220345221133278. Epub 2022 Nov 4. PMID: 36333889

Huang Z, Zhou N, Lobbezoo F, Almeida FR, Cistulli PA, Dieltjens M, Huynh NT, Kato T, Lavigne GJ, Masse JF, Pliska BT, van de Rijt L, Sutherland K, Thymi M, Vanderveken OM, de Vries R, Aarab G. Dental sleep-related conditions and the role of oral healthcare providers: A scoping review. Sleep Med Rev. 2023 Feb;67:101721. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101721. Epub 2022 Nov 19. PMID: 36446166 - Review

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