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Gilles J. Lavigne

Gilles J. Lavigne

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Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
31767
World Ranking
11287
National Ranking
454

Overview

Gilles J. Lavigne is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada. Their research contributions focus predominantly on topics related to sleep disorders, neuroscience, and health professions, with a substantial output in medicine. Major areas of expertise include obstructive sleep apnea research, temporomandibular joint disorders, dysphagia assessment and management, and neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

The scientist has contributed to several prominent publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Journal of Pain

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gilles J. Lavigne are:

  • Alberto Herrero Babiloni
  • Cibele Dal Fabbro
  • Frank Lobbezoo
  • Nelly Huynh
  • Takafumi Kato

Their recent papers include:

  • "Standardised Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism," 2023, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
  • "The effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on sleep disturbances among different neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions: A systematic review," 2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • "Associations between sleep bruxism and other sleep-related disorders in adults: a systematic review," 2021, Sleep Medicine
  • "Association between sleep bruxism and stress symptoms in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
  • "Research routes on improved sleep bruxism metrics: Toward a standardised approach," 2021, Journal of Sleep Research

Main fields of study encompassing their publications cover:

  • Medicine
  • Health Professions
  • Neuroscience

Subfields of study include:

  • Physiology
  • Complementary and Manual Therapy
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Primary topics addressed in their scientific work entail:

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies

Best Publications

  • Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome

    Arthur S. Walters;Michael S. Aldrich;Richard Allen;Sonia Ancoli‐Israel

  • Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus

    F. Lobbezoo;J. Ahlberg;A. G. Glaros;T. Kato

  • Clinical, polysomnographic, and genetic characteristics of restless legs syndrome: A study of 133 patients diagnosed with new standard criteria

    Jacques Montplaisir;Sylvie Boucher;Gaétan Poirier;Gilles Lavigne

  • International consensus on the assessment of bruxism : Report of a work in progress

    F. Lobbezoo;J. Ahlberg;K. G. Raphael;P. Wetselaar

  • Bruxism physiology and pathology: an overview for clinicians*

    G. J. Lavigne;S. Khoury;S. Abe;T. Yamaguchi

  • Restless legs syndrome and sleep bruxism : prevalence and association among Canadians

    G. J. Lavigne;J. Y. Montplaisir

  • Sleep Bruxism: Validity of Clinical Research Diagnostic Criteria in a Controlled Polysomnographic Study

    G.J. Lavigne;P.H. Rompre;J.Y. Montplaisir

  • Neurobiological Mechanisms Involved in Sleep Bruxism

    G.J. Lavigne;T. Kato;A. Kolta;B.J. Sessle

  • Oral Splints: the Crutches for Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism?:

    T.T. Dao;GJ Lavigne

  • Sleep bruxism; an overview of an oromandibular sleep movement disorder. REVIEW ARTICLE.

    Gaby Bader;Gilles Lavigne

  • Sleep Bruxism: An Oromotor Activity Secondary to Micro-arousal

    T. Kato;P. Rompré;J.Y. Montplaisir;B.J. Sessle

  • Rhythmic Masticatory Muscle Activity during Sleep in Humans

    G.J. Lavigne;P.H. Rompré;G. Poirier;H. Huard

  • Quality of sleep and its daily relationship to pain intensity in hospitalized adult burn patients.

    Isabelle Raymond;Tore A Nielsen;Gilles Lavigne;Christiane Manzini

  • Sleep bruxism: a comprehensive overview for the dental clinician interested in sleep medicine.

    Maria Clotilde Carra;Nelly Huynh;Gilles Lavigne

  • The efficacy of oral splints in the treatment of myofascial pain of the jaw muscles: a controlled clinical trial

    Thuan T.T. Dao;Gilles J. Lavigne;Anne Charbonneau;Jocclync S. Feine

  • Nocturnal blood pressure changes in patients with restless legs syndrome

    M. H. Pennestri;J. Montplaisir;R. Colombo;G. Lavigne

  • Topical review: sleep bruxism and the role of peripheral sensory influences.

    Tadafumi Kato;Norman M.R. Thie;Nelly T. Huynh;Shouichi Miyawaki

  • Identification of a Sleep Bruxism Subgroup with a Higher Risk of Pain

    P.H. Rompré;D. Daigle-Landry;F. Guitard;J.Y. Montplaisir

  • SPECT imaging of striatal pre- and postsynaptic dopaminergic status in restless legs syndrome with periodic leg movements in sleep

    Martin Michaud;Jean-Paul Soucy;Allal Chabli;Gilles Lavigne

  • Evidence that periodontal pressoreceptors provide positive feedback to jaw closing muscles during mastication.

    G. Lavigne;J. S. Kim;C. Valiquette;J. P. Lund

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Montplaisir
Jacques Montplaisir University of Montreal
Frank Lobbezoo
Frank Lobbezoo Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam
Barry J. Sessle
Barry J. Sessle University of Toronto
Catherine S. Fichten
Catherine S. Fichten McGill University
Tore Nielsen
Tore Nielsen University of Montreal
Pierre Rainville
Pierre Rainville University of Montreal
Marco Zucconi
Marco Zucconi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Jean-Paul Soucy
Jean-Paul Soucy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
M. Catherine Bushnell
M. Catherine Bushnell National Institutes of Health
Serge Marchand
Serge Marchand Université de Sherbrooke

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