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Ana Miriam Velly, PhD, MSc, DDS

Associate Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University
Director of the Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (NCOHR)
Director of Research, Department of Dentistry, Jewish General Hospital
Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Chair, Orofacial Pain Working Group, NCOHR
Associate Member, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies and Dental Clinic, Jewish General Hospital
Research Associate, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota

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Contact: ana.velly@mcgill.ca

Fields of Interest

  • Transition from acute to chronic pain

  • Pain Management

  • Epidemiology

  • Opioids

  • Orofacial pain

Current research grants & collaborations

  • CIHR Planning/Dissemination grant
    2023– 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Interdisciplinary perspectives on oral and facial pain and headache: unravelling the complexities for improved understanding, prevention, and management.

  • CIHR Operating grant
    2023– 2028
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Identification of the risk factors and salivary biomarkers associated with the transition from acute to chronic temporomandibular disorders-related pain as well as its persistence.

  • CIHR Operating grant
    2018– 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    The risk of cancer among opioid users

  • CIHR Operating grant
    2018– 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Optimizing pain management: a pilot randomized trial in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Recent publications

  • Muller-Bolla M, Aïem E, Joseph C, et al. Pain during primary molar local anaesthesia with SleeperOne5 computerized device versus conventional syringe: A randomized, split-mouth, crossover, controlled trial. Int J Paediatr Dent. Published online April 17, 2024. doi:10.1111/ipd.13189

  • Macedo AC, Bitencourt FV, Faria AOV, et al. Prevalence of orofacial pain in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gerodontology. Published online January 21, 2024. doi:10.1111/ger.12740

  • Elsaraj SM, Gornitsky M, Hovey R, Samim F, Der Khatchadourian Z, Velly A. The Contribution of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and their Persistence: A Prospective 3-Month Cohort Study. Can J Pain. 2023;7(2):2266738. Published 2023 Nov 28. doi:10.1080/24740527.2023.2266738

  • Juwara L, Yang YA, Velly AM, Saha-Chaudhuri P. Privacy-preserving analysis of time-to-event data under nested case-control sampling. Stat Methods Med Res. 2024;33(1):96-111. doi:10.1177/09622802231215804

  • Juwara L, Cressatti M, Galindez JM, Drammeh PS, Velly AM, Schipper HM. Development and internal validation of a prognostic model for loss of balance and falls in mid- to late-stage Parkinson's disease. Neurol Sci. 2024;45(5):2027-2033. doi:10.1007/s10072-023-07220-x

  • Riley JLI, Rindal DB, Velly AM, et al. Practitioner/Practice- and Patient-Based Factors Contributing to Dental Practitioner Treatment Recommendations for Patients with Pain-Related TMDs: Findings from the National Dental PBRN. J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2023;37(3):195-206. doi:10.11607/ofph.3263

  • Uppgaard R, Nadeau R, Schiffman EL, et al. Occurrence and Predictors of Postoperative Preauricular and Masticatory Muscle Pain Symptoms After Surgical Removal of Third Molars: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Dental Assistants Supporting the Mandible and the Restful Jaw Device. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024;82(1):6-18. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2023.09.021

  • Sousa CRA, Arsati YBOL, Velly AM, Silva CALD, Arsati F. Catastrophizing is associated with pain-related disability in temporomandibular disorders. Braz Oral Res. 2023;37:e070. Published 2023 Jul 10. doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2023.vol37.0070

  • Velly AM, Elsaraj SM, Botros J, Samim F, der Khatchadourian Z, Gornitsky M. The contribution of pain and disability on the transition from acute to chronic pain-related TMD: A 3-month prospective cohort study. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2022;3:956117. Published 2022 Aug 26. doi:10.3389/fpain.2022.956117

  • Ferreira KDS, Velly AM. Cognitive decline over time in patients with chronic pain and headache: how can different outcomes be explained?. Pain. 2022;163(8):e966-e967. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002664

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