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Research Projects

Transition from Acute to Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), and the persistence of chronic painful TMD

This study is conducted in Montreal and Ottawa, with funding received from the RSBO-QPRN in 2016. The aims of the project are: (i) to assess factors that contribute to the onset of chronic painful TMD; (ii) to evaluate risk factors implicated in the persistence of painful TMD; and (iii) to identify salivary biomarkers related to painful TMD.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly and Dr. R. Hovey as Principal Investigators (PIs), and co-investigators from the Lady Davis Institute and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University (Dr. M. Gornitsky, and Dr. H. Schipper), McGill University (Dr. Z. Der Khatchadourian, Dr. P.Schweinhardt, and Dr. J. Zhang), and from the University of Minnesota (Dr. J. Fricton and Dr. E. Schiffman).

Students implicated in this study are: Ahad Ahmed (BDS) Omar Sabsoob (BDS), Mohamed Ahmed (BDS), Sherif Elsaraj (DDM, MSc), Neha Thakur (BDS).

 

 

Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery

We are interested in investigating factors related to patients’ well-being following breast cancer surgery. More specifically, the aim of this study is to evaluate if initial health conditions, psychological factors, cancer characteristics and salivary biomarkers influence the risk of acute and chronic post-surgical pain. Furthermore, we are also assessing the salivary cytokines implicated in the persistence of acute and chronic pain post-breast cancer surgery.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly as PI, and co-investigators Dr. M. Basik, Dr. H.Sigman, Dr. D. Hickey, Dr. F. Boileau, Dr. M. Gornitsky, and Dr. H. Schipper, from the Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, and Dr. R. Hovey from McGill University.


Students implicated in this study are:  Harsimrat Kaur (BDS, MSc), Gurveen Gill (BDS), Neha Aggarwal (BDS), Navpreet Arora (BDS), Lucas Cardosso (MD Student).

 

Assessing the management of TMJD pain patients in the Network - The National Dental Patient-Based Research Network (NDPBRN)

The main aims of this NIH study granted in 2014 are to: (i) assess treatment recommendations for patients with painful TMD in the NDPRN, (ii) identify risk factors implicated in patients’ adherence to treatments, (iii) evaluate factors influencing treatments indication, and (iv) identify contributors for pain intensity and disability within a one-year follow-up.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. E. Schiffman (University of Minnesota) and G. Gilbert (University of Alabama at Birmingham) as PIs, and Dr. Ana M. Velly as the co-investigator from the Lady Davis Institute, and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University.

 

Painful temporomandibular disorders and comorbidities among adolescents

The goal of this project is to estimate the prevalence of painful TMD among adolescents in Montreal, Canada; Nice, France; and Brazil. We also seek to assess other health conditions related to painful TMD among adolescents (comorbidities).

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly as PI and Dr. M. Gornitsky as co-investigator from the Lady Davis Institute and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Dr. A. S. Guimares from Faculdade Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil, and Dr. Michelle Muller-Bolla from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France.

Students implicated in this study are: Dr. Khurram Khan, Dr. Oscar Anacleto and Dr. Sabbah Ruddy.

 

Opioids and risk of pneumonia

In 2014, we received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) operating grant for the study of the Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) among opioid users. Our goal is to determine whether opioid analgesics increase the risk of CAP among adults, using data from two large UK electronic databases; the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the Hospital Episode Statistics. This study will provide useful clinical information on the type, dosage, and long-term effects of opioids in clinical practices, as related to the risk of CAP.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly as PI and co-investigators Dr. R. Steele and Dr. L. Azoulay from the Lady Davis Institute and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Dr. J. Leandry from McGill University, Dr. D. Moulin and Dr. I Karp from the University of Western Ontario, Dr. F. Moldovan from the University of Montreal, and Dr. D. Morales from the University of Dundee, UK.

 

 

Opioids and cancer incidence

This study is being carried out with investigators from Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Montreal Canada, and the University of Iceland to assess the risk of cancer among users of opioids and soporific drugs.  It recently received funding from the CIHR and will assess a larger cohort of patients.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly (Jewish General Hospital/McGill University) and L. Gudmundsson from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Iceland as PIs, and co-investigators Dr. R. Steele and Dr. M Gornitsky at the Lady Davis Institute and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Drs. D. Moulin and I. Karp at the University of Western Ontario, and Dr. D. Morales from the University of Dundee, UK.

 

 

Opioids and cancer recurrence

This study is being carried out with investigators from McGill University, assessing the relationship between opioids prescriptions and the recurrence of cancers.

The research team include: Drs. A. M. Velly and T. Schricker as PIs and co-investigators Dr. A. Moore and Dr. R. Hatzakorzian from McGill University.

 

 

 

 

Optimizing Pain Management: a pilot randomized trial in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery

This randomized controlled trial will be carried out in three hospitals, including two in Montreal, QC and one in London, ON, to evaluate the feasibility of a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) addressing pain management after surgery.

The research team is comprised of: Dr. A. M. Velly as PI, and co-investigators Dr. R. Steele at the Lady Davis Institute and Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Dr. J. Katz from York University, surgeons Dr. K.P.J. Armstrong and Dr. M. Morelli and epidemiologists Drs. R. Platt and  I. Shrier.

Funding sources: Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Project Grant 2018

 

 

Salivary biomarker projects

The Biobank is used in various ongoing projects involving the identification of salivary biomarkers associated with various diseases and health conditions (e.g. chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, TMD). The investigators are Drs. M. Gornitsky and H. Schipper.
All processed saliva are kept in the Saliva Biobank, co-directed by Dr. M. Gornitsky and Dr. H. Schipper, at the Lady Davis Institute/Jewish General Hospital. As of July 2018, the Biobank holds saliva samples from over 400 pain patients recruited at the JGH (ongoing) and 300 patients from Minnesota, USA, for the ACTION program.

 


Publications

Selected Journal Articles

  1. Song W, Kothari V, Velly A, Cressati M, Liberman A, Gornitsky M, Schipper HM. Evaluation of Salivary Heme Oxygenase-1 as a Potential Biomarker of Early Parkinson’s Disease. Movement Disorders 2018 Apr;33(4):583-591. doi: 10.1002/mds.27328
  2. Velly AM, Mohit S. Epidemiology of pain and relation to psychiatric disorders. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 2017 Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 2017 May 15. pii: S0278-5846(17)30194-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.05.012.
  3. Muller-Bolla M, Pierre A, Lupi-Pégurier L, Velly AM. Effectiveness of school-based dental sealant programs among children from low-income backgrounds: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial with a follow up of 3 years. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 2016 Oct;44(5):504-11. doi:10.1111/cdoe.12241.
  4. Gornitsky M, Velly AM, Mohit S, Almajed M, Su H, Panasci L, Schipper HM. Altered Levels of Salivary 8-oxo-7-hydrodeoxyguanosine in Breast Cancer. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. 2016 April 6. doi: 10.1177/2380084416642197.
  5. Dahan H, Shir Y, Velly AM, Allison P. Specific and number of comorbidities are associated with increased levels of temporomandibular pain severity and duration. The Journal of Headache and Pain 2015 Dec;16:528.
  6. Wang J, Schipper HM, Velly AM, Mohit S, Gornitsky M. Salivary Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress: a Critical Review. FreeRadicalBiologyandMedicine 2015; 85:95–104.
  7. Lavigne G.,Sessle B. et al (Velly AM). Canadian Orofacial Pain Team Workshop report on Global Year against Orofacial Pain. Pain Res Manag2015 Jan-Feb;20(1):7-14.
  8. Moulin DE, Boulanger A, Clark AJ, Clarke H, Dao T, Finley GA, Furlan A, Gilron I, Gordon A, Morley-Forster PK, Sessle BJ, Squire P, Stinson J, Taenzer P, Velly AM, Ware MA, Weinberg EL, Williamson OD. Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain: Revised consensus statement from the Canadian Pain Society. Pain Res Manag 2014; 19(6):328-335.
  9. Schiffman EL, Velly AM, Look JO, Hodges JS, Swift JQ, Decker KL, Anderson QN, Templeton RB, Lenton PA, Kang W, Fricton JR. Effects of four treatment strategies for temporomandibular joint closed lock.Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013, 43: 217-26.
  10. Fernandes P, Velly AM, Anderson GC. A randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of an external mandibular support device during dental care for patients with temporomandibular disorders.Gen Dent. 2013, 61:26-31.
  11. Schwartz JS, Young M, Velly AM, Nguyen LH. The Evolution of Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity in USA Otolaryngology Residency Programs.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013, 149:71-6.
  12. Lima-Verde AC, Pozza DH, Rodrigues LL, Velly AM, Guimarães AS. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation for Portuguese (Brazilian) of the pictorial representation of illness and self-measure instrument in orofacial pain patients. JOrofac Pain. 2013; 27: 271-5.
  13. Shaefer JR, Holland N, Whelan JS, Velly AM. Pain and temporomandibular disorders: a pharmaco-gender dilemma.Dent Clin North Am. 2013;57:233-62.
  14. Velly AM, Schiffman EL, Rindal DB, Cunha-Cruz J, Gilbert GH, Lehmann M, Horowitz A, Fricton J. The feasibility of a clinical trial of pain related to temporomandibular muscle and joint disorders: The results of a survey from the Collaboration on Networked Dental and Oral Research dental practice based research networks. Journal of the American Dental Association 2013; 144:e01-10.
  15. Muller-Bolla M, Lupi-Pégurier L, Bardakjian H, Velly AM. Effectiveness of school-based dental sealant programs among children from low-income backgrounds in France: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2013; 41: 232-41.doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12011.
  16. Basi DL, Velly AM, Schiffman EL, Lenton PA, Besspiata DA, Rankin AM, Hughes PJ, Swift JQ, Kehl LJ. Human Temporomandibular Joint and Myofascial Pain Biochemical Profiles: A Case-Control Study. Journal Oral Rehabilitation 2012; 39:326-37.
  17. Muller-Bolla M, Repetto A, Velly AM. A Graphic Tool to Help Consumers Determine When to Change Toothbrush. A Cohort Study. International Dental Journal2012; 62:154-60.
  18. Su H, Velly AM, Mohammad S,Benarroch M, Trifiro M, Schipper HM,Gornitsky M. Altered Redox Homeostasis in Human Diabetic Saliva. Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine 2012; 41:235-41.
  19. Taghzouti N, Xiong X, Gornitsky M, Chandad F, Voyer R, Xu H, Tulandi T, Wei B, Sénécal J, Velly AM, Salah MH, Fraser WD. Periodontal Disease is not Associated with Preeclampsia in Canadian Pregnant Women. Journal of Periodontology 2012; 83:871-7.
  20. Kato T, Velly AM, Nakane T, Masuda Y, Maki S. Age is Associated with Self-reported Sleep Bruxism, Independently of Tooth Loss. Sleep and Breathing 2011; 16(4): 1159-65.
  21. Velly AM, Look JO, Carlson C, Lenton PA, Kang W, Holcroft CA, Fricton JR. The Effect of Catastrophizing and Depression on Chronic Pain - A Prospective Cohort Study of Temporomandibular Muscle and Joint Pain Disorders. Pain 2011; 152:2377-83.
  22. Rodriguez de Sotillo D, Velly AM, Hadley M, Fricton JR. Evidence of Oxidative Stress in Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pilot Study. Journal Oral Rehabilitation 2011; 38:722-8.
  23. Velly AM,Fricton JR. The Impact of Comorbid Conditions on Management of Temporomandibular Disorders. The Journal of the American Dental Association 2011; 142:170-2.
  24. Velly AM,Look JO, Schiffman E, Lenton PA, Kang W, Messner RP, Hoclroft CA, Fricton JR. The Effect of Fibromyalgia and Widespread Pain on the Clinically Significant Temporomandibular Muscle and Joint Pain Disorders - A Prospective 18-Month Cohort Study. Journal of Pain 2010; 11:1155-64.
  25. Fricton JR, Look JO, Wright E, Alencar FG, Chen H, Lang M, Ouyang W, Velly AM. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Evaluating Intraoral Orthopedic Appliances for Temporomandibular Disorders. Journal of Orofacial Pain 2010; 24:237-54.
  26. Su H, Baron M, Benarroch M, Velly AM, Gornitsky M, Schipper HM. Altered Salivary Redox Homeostasis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal of Rheumatology 2010; 37:1858-63.
  27. Fricton JR, Nixdorf DR, Schiffman EL, Velly AM, Look JO. Critical Appraisal of Methods used in Randomized Controlled Trials of Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders. Journal of Orofacial Pain 2010; 24:139-51.
  28. Truelove E, Pan W, Look J, Mancl L, Ohrbach R, Velly AM, Huggins K, Lenton P, Schiffman E. The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders: Validity of Axis I Diagnoses. Journal of Orofacial Pain 2010; 24:35-47.
  29. Schiffman E, Ohrbach R, Truelove E, Feng T, Anderson G, Pan W, Gonzalez Y, John M, Sommers E, List T, Velly AM, Look J.The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. V: methods used to establish and validate revised Axis I diagnostic algorithms. Journal of Orofacial Pain 2010; 24:63-78.
  30. Fricton JR, Velly AM, Ouyang W, Look JO. Does Exercise Therapy Improve Headache – A Systematic Review with Meta-analyses. Current Pain & Headache Reports 2009; 13:413-9.
  31. Su H, Gornitsky M, Velly AM, Yu H, Benarroch M, Schipper HM. Salivary DNA, Lipid, and Protein Oxidation in Nonsmokers with Periodontal Disease. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2009; 46: 914-21.
  32. Su H, Gornitsky M, Geng G, Velly AM, Chertkow H, Schipper HM. Diurnal Variations in Salivary Protein Carbonyl Levels in Normal and Cognitively-impaired Human Subjects. Age 2008; 30:1-9.

Indexed Pubmed Articles

 

Book chapters

  1. Velly AM, Mohit S, Schipper HM, Gornitsky M. Chapter 10: Biomarker definition and clinical
    implication. In: Pain Biomarkers. Springer, 2016. Submitted to publisher.
  2. Velly AM, Fricton J, Mohit S. Chapter 2: Epidemiology and comorbidities among individuals with
    orofacial pain. In: Pain Biomarkers. Springer, 2016. Submitted to publisher.
  3. Velly AM, List T, Lobbezoo F. Chapter 4: Comorbid Pain and Psychological Conditions in Patients
    with Orofacial Pain. In: Sessle B.ed. Orofacial Pain. IASP Press, Seattle: 2014. p. 53-73.
  4. Velly AM, Schweinhardt P, Fricton J. Comorbid conditions: How they affect orofacial pain. In:
    Greene CS, Laskin DM, eds. Treatment of TMDs: Bridging the Gap Between Advances in Research
    and Clinical Patient Management. Chicago: Quintessence, 2013. p. 47-56.
  5. Velly AM, Hong C, Ferreira J, Fricton J. Fibromyalgia and Widespread Pain, and
    Temporomandibular Pain Disorders. In: Moore RJ, ed. Handbook on Pain and Palliative Care. New
    York: Springer, 2012. p. 399-415.
  6. Sullivan MJL, Thibault O, SavardA, Velly AM. Chapter 20: Pain and Function A Psychosocial
    Perspective. In: Feuerstein M, ed. Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. New York: Springer, 2006.p.
    361-380.

 

Books

  1. Orofacial Pain Biomarkers. Goulet JP and Velly AM eds. Springer. 2017.DOI. 10.1007/978-3-662- 53994-1.
  2. Muller-Bolla M, Michel S, Lupi-Pégurier L, Velly AM. L'épidémiologie clinique dans la pratique quotidienne du chirurgien dentiste. Editor Cdp. Collection Memento 2009.

 

Selected abstracts (2013 - present)

  1. Tarozzo M., Mohit S., Thakur N., Elsaraj S., Gornitsky M., Hovey R., Velly AM. The contribution of oral habits on the transition from acute to chronic temporomandibular disorders pain - a prospective cohort study. RSBO JournéeScientifique, Montreal, June 12, 2018.
  2. Thakur N., Elsaraj S., Mohit S., Gornitsky M., Velly AM. Association between parafunctional oral habits and painful Temporomandibular Disorders: a case-control study. Annual Scientific Meeting of Canadian Pain Society, Montreal, May 22-25, 2018.
  3. Elsaraj S., Gornitsky M., Mohit S., Thakur N., Hovey R. Velly AM. Association between fatigue and painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD); a case-control study. Annual Scientific Meeting of Canadian Pain Society, Montreal, May 22-25, 2018.
  4. Aggarwal N., Hickey D., Basik M., Boileau F., Gornitsky M., Sigman H., Kaur H., Mohit S., Hovey R., Velly AM. Risk factors associated with the quality of life after breast cancer surgery – a prospective 3-month cohort study. McGill Pain Day, Montreal, January 25, 2018.
  5. Morenz E., Velly AM. Steele R. Sensitivity to Design Choices in Opioid Study. 8th Annual LDI Scientific Day, Montreal, May 12, 2017.
  6. Kothari V., Song W., Velly A., Cressatti M., Liberman A., Gornitsky M., and Schipper HM. Salivary Heme Oxygenase-1: A Potential Biomarker of Idiopathic Parkinson Disease. 8th Annual LDI Scientific Day, Montreal, May12, 2017.
  7. Amhmed M.,Elsaraj S., Gornitsky M., Kothari V., Sabsoob B., Der Khatchadourian Z., Hovey R., Velly AM. What factors contribute to the transition from acute to chronic pain and its persistence? A 3-month cohort study.
  8. Gornitsky M., Hovey R.,Velly AM. Factors Associated with Acute and Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders. McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry, 12th Annual Research Day, April 6th 2017.
  9. Abdel-Azim M., Gornitsky M., Fricton J., Sander P., Velly AM. Is salivary NGF a biomarker for painful TMD? McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry, 12th Annual Research Day, April 6th 2017.
  10. Italia J., Hovey R., Gornitsky M.,Velly A. Living with temporomandibular disorders through a social relations lens: A qualitative phenomenological exploration. McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry, 12th Annual Research Day, April 6th 2017.
  11. Gill G., N., Gornitsky M.,Kaur H., Kothari V., Mohit S., Velly AM. Risk factors related to acute and chronic pain after breast cancer surgery: A prospective cohort 3-month cohort study. – A Preliminary results. McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry, 12th Annual Research Day, April 6th 2017.
  12. Kaur H., Hickey D., Basik M., Gill G., Gornitsky M., Mohit S., Velly AM. Risk factors related to chronic pain after breast cancer surgery – A prospective 3-month cohort study. 7th Annual LDI Scientific Day, Montreal, June 3, 2016.
  13. Sabsoob O.,Elsaraj S., Der Khatchadourian Z., Gornitsky M., Velly AM. Factors Associated with Acute and Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: Preliminary results. Quebec Pain Research Network, Bromont April 2016.
  14. Kaur H. Hickey D., Basik M., Gill G., Gornitsky M., Mohit S., Velly AM. Risk factors related to chronic pain after breast cancer surgery – A prospective 3-month cohort study, Network for Oral and Bone Health Scientific Day, Montreal, March 11, 2016.
  15. Kaur H., Gornitsky M., Mohit S., Hickey D., Basik M., Boileau J.F., Sigman H., Velly A.M. Risk factors related to chronic pain after breast cancer surgery: a systematic review. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 21, 2016.
  16. Sabsoob O, Gornitsky M, Elsaraj S, Der Khatchadourian Z, Hovey R, Velly AM. Factors associated with acute and chronic painful temporomandibular disorders: Preliminary results. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 21, 2016.
  17. Velly AM, Muller-Bolla M, Sabbah R, Khan K, Gornitsky M. Painful temporomandibular disorders and comorbidities among adolescents in Montreal and Nice, France. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 21, 2016.
  18. Weber M, Arita ES, Velly AM. Muscle Pain and Muscle Temperature - A Thermographic longitudinal Study. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 21, 2016.
  19. Gornitsky M, Tran-Jolicoeur L, Mohit S, Velly AM, Schipper HM. Greater Palatine Block for V2 Trigeminal Neuralgia. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 21, 2016.
  20. Khan K., Gornitsky M., Velly A.M. Temporomandibular Disorders and comorbidities among adolescents in Montreal. NCOHR's Canadian dental student workshop, Montreal. July 29, 2015.
  21. Khan K, Gornitsky M, Muller M, Mohit S, Velly AM. Painful temporomandibular disorders and comorbidities among adolescents in Montreal: Preliminary results. Faculty of Dentistry 10th Annual Research Day, McGill University, Montreal. April 2, 2015.
  22. Kaur H, Hickey D, Gornitsky M, Mohit S, Ahmed AS, Sander P, Velly AM. Association between response forms indicating pain location and quality of life: A cross-sectional study. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 22, 2015.
  23. Sabsoob O, Kaur H, Khan K, Gornitsky M, Schiffman E, Rindal B, Fricton J, Velly AM. Assessing the Management of Patients with Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: A Descriptive Study. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 22, 2015.
  24. Mohit S, Gornitsky M, Fricton J, Sander P, Kaur H, Sabsoob O, Giovinazzo M, Velly AM. Human Salivary Biomarkers associated with Painful Temporomandibular Disorders. McGill Pain Day, Montreal. January 22, 2015.
  25. Park WJ, Paudel H, Mohit S, Sohrabi T, Velly AM, Gornitsky M. Evaluation of Salivary proteins as Biomarkers for Neurological Diseases. Faculty of Dentistry Oral Health Research Day, McGill University, Montreal. January 20, 2015.
  26. Sebbag E, Velly AM, Mohit S, Gornitsky M. Salivary Redox Profile of Malignant Lesions and Breast Cancer in Women. Faculty of Dentistry Oral Health Research Day, McGill University, Montreal. January 20, 2015.
  27. Velly AM, Sander P, Gornitsky M, Fricton J. Human Salivary Nerve Growth Factor Levels Associated With Temporomandibular Disorders and Comorbidities: Case Control Study. 15th World Congress of Pain, Argentina. October 6 – 11, 2014. Abstract 3936.
  28. Puerta MY, Siqueira JT, Gornitsky M, Teixeira MJ, Velly AM, Siqueira SR. Influence of Analgesics And Non-Analgesics Medication On Mechanical Perception. 15th World Congress of Pain, Argentina. October 6 – 11, 2014.
  29. Velly AM, Ahmed AS, Fricton JR, Gornitsky M, Kang W, Lenton PA. The Association between Temporomandibular Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease, Allergy, Pneumonia and other Infections. 92st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Cape Town, South Africa, June 25-28, 2014.
  30. Velly AM, Sander P, Ahmed AS, Fricton JR, Gornitsky M. Association between Opioids, Cardiovascular Diseases and Infections: Case-Control study. 92st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Cape Town, South Africa, June 25-28, 2014.
  31. Ahmed A, Fricton JR, Gornitsky M, Kang W, Lenton PA, Velly AM. Painful and non-painful comorbidities associated with persistent and recurrent temporomandibular disorder pain. McGill Pain Day, Montreal, 2014.
  32. Salah D, Velly AM, Panasci L, Gravel S, Lisbona A, Schipper HM, Gornitsky M. Salivary Redox Profile in Benign Lesions and Breast Cancer in Women. Hinman Student Research Symposium 2013. Hinman Award, NIDCR Student.
  33. Velly AM, Ahmed H, Sander P, Lenton P, Fricton J. Painful psychological and medical comorbidities in chronic TMD; empirical classification. 91st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Seattle, USA, March 20-23, 2013, Abstract 177044.

Conferences and Lectures

Eric Morenz (MSc) at the RSBO annual research day in 2017.

1st Place Award Winner Khurram Khan (BDS, MSc), McGill Pain Day 2016 , with Dr. Marc McKee. Oral presentation: Painful temporomandibular disorders and comorbidities among adolescents in Montreal: Preliminary results.


Gurveen Gill (BDS, MSc) presented the poster on “Risk factors related to transition from acute to chronic pain after breast cancer surgery – a prospective cohort study”, at McGill Pain Day 2017.

Martha Tarozzo (DDS) at the RSBO annual research day 2018.

Omar Sabsoob’s (BDS, MSc) poster on “Factors associated with Acute and Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: Preliminary Study” was presented at the RSBO and QPRN annual conferences in 2016; he won the first prize at both conferences.


Omar Sabsoob’s (BDS, MSc) poster on “Factors associated with Acute and Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: Preliminary Study” was presented at the RSBO and QPRN annual conferences in 2016; he won the first prize at both conferences.


Vimal Kothari (BSc) and Dr. Gornitsky at the 8th Annual LDI Scientific Day, Montreal, May 12, 2017.

McGill Pain Day 2016.

Dr. Velly with Sherif Elsaraj (DDS, MSc), Neha Thakur (BDS) and Neha Aggarwal (BDS) at McGill Faculty of Dentistry Research Day 2018.


Neha Thakur at the Canadian Pain Society annual meeting, presenting her poster on the association between oral habits and painful TMD (Montreal, May 23, 2018).


Presentation by Neha Thakur at McGill Faculty of Dentistry Research Day, 2018.

Dr. Wei Song, Dr Ana Velly, Dr. Hyman Schipper and Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky at the 8th Annual LDI Scientific Day, Montreal, May 12, 2017.


Guest lecture at McGill by Dr. Larus Gudmundsson on migraine, October 2017.


RSBO annual research day 2018.

Sherif Elsaraj (DDS, MSc) giving a presentation at the RSBO annual research day 2016.


Resources

The Saliva Databank at the LDI, directed by Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky

The Saliva Databank at the Lady Davis Institute, directed by Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky, is an integral part of the ACTION research program.  Saliva samples collected for the TMD and the breast cancer studies are stored at -80oC until analysis. More information on the Saliva Biobank can be found on the LDI website.



 

 

Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain

Analyses for the ACTION study are also conducted at the site of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain. The Centre comprises researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Science. Its main goal is to bring together the McGill community of basic and clinical pain researchers to promote research that will result in cures for chronic pain. Through activities and international collaborations, the Centre focuses on new discoveries and their clinical applications that will improve the prevention and treatment of chronic pain.
http://painresearchcenter.mcgill.ca/


Funding and Awards

In 2018, the lab received the following five new grants:

 

CIHR Project Grant
Optimizing pain management: a pilot randomized trial in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery
$118,575
2018-2019

 

 

CIHR Project Grant
The risk of cancer among opioid users
$141,526
2018-2020

 

 

NCOHR 2018 Team Connect Development Program
Interdisciplinary research for translating knowledge on transition from acute to chronic temporomandibular disorders – from patients and family to clinical practice
2018-2019
$20,000

 

 

MITACS Accelerate
Validation of salivary heme oxygenase-1 as a biomarker of idiopathic Parkinson disease
2018-2021
$186,667

 

 

Parkinson Canada Pilot Project Grant
Validation of salivary heme oxygenase-1 as a biomarker of idiopathic Parkinson disease
2018-2019
$49,200

 

This year and the upcoming ones promise to be busy and productive!