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Iacopo Cioffi

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Associate ProfessorDental Public Health SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Iacopo Cioffi

Associate Professor

Dental Public Health Sciences

Faculty of Dentistry

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2018.

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Education

Diploma - Dental Specialty Assessment and Training Program (Orthodontics)
Orthodontics - Diploma (Specialty degree)
PhD - Oral Sciences
Degree in Dentistry

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Orofacial Pain Temporomandibular Disorders Pain Masticatory Muscles Trigeminal Nerve Amygdala Brainstem Endocannabinoids

Latest papers

Letter to the Editor regarding, "A prospective single arm study of salivary cortisol changes in muscular temporomandibular disorders patients following computer-guided occlusal adjustments".
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry · 2026
Occlusal Dysesthesia: Identifying Knowledge Gaps to Advance Clinical Care.
Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026 · senior author
The role of sagittal maxillary-mandibular relationships on perceptions of facial shape esthetics: A three-dimensional morphometric analysis.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics · 2026

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Determining the Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of a Novel Affective Orofacial Nociceptive Circuit
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,097,775
Advancing knowledge and education in temporomandibular disorders to promote evidence-based clinical practice
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$19,757
Interdisciplinary perspectives on oral and facial pain and headache: unravelling the complexities for improved understanding, prevention, and management
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 9 grants and awards

33 publications.

Letter to the Editor regarding, "A prospective single arm study of salivary cortisol changes in muscular temporomandibular disorders patients following computer-guided occlusal adjustments".

Ohrbach R, Sharma S, Romero M, Almarza A, Cioffi I, Neubert JK, Drangsholt M

The Journal of prosthetic dentistry2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2026.04.041 PMID: 42373363

Occlusal Dysesthesia: Identifying Knowledge Gaps to Advance Clinical Care.

Esmat SA, He H, Cioffi I

Journal of oral rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/joor.70224 PMID: 42216482

The role of sagittal maxillary-mandibular relationships on perceptions of facial shape esthetics: A three-dimensional morphometric analysis.

Decoste J, Cioffi I, Caminiti MF, Aponte JD, Hallgrímsson B, Oberoi S, Gong SG, Young NM

American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.11.015 PMID: 41537730

All Hands on Deck-Let's Not Forget About Orofacial Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Settings.

Lobbezoo F, Häggman-Henrikson B, Verhoeff MC, Aarab G, Ahlberg J, Alstergren P, Baad-Hansen L, Bucci R, Cioffi I, Dayo AF, Durham J, Huang Z, Koutris M, Lövgren A, Manfredini D, Michelotti A, Nixdorf DR, Oyarzo JF, Peck CC, Pigg M, Svensson P, Velly A, Visscher CM, Wetselaar P, Sessle BJ, Orofacial and Head Pain Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM) of the International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR)

European journal of pain (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70126 PMID: 40947633

Oral behaviors mediate the relationship between anxiety and painful temporomandibular disorders.

Michelotti A, Bucci R, Donnarumma V, Rongo R, Simeon V, Cioffi I

Archives of oral biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2025.106321 PMID: 40505191

Ability of Orthodontists to Detect, Interpret and Propose Management Strategies for Incidental Findings on Pre-Treatment Panoramic Radiographs.

Edmonds M, Perschbacher S, Cioffi I, Magalhaes M

Orthodontics & craniofacial research2025

DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12897 PMID: 39776310

Delineation of the trigeminal-lateral parabrachial-central amygdala tract in humans.

Kaya B, Khalil O, Abssy SS, Cioffi I, Moayedi M

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00567 PMID: 40800954

Aberrant occlusal sensitivity in adults with increased somatosensory amplification: a case-control study.

Sadeghlo N, Selvanathan J, Koshkebaghi D, Cioffi I

Clinical oral investigations2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00784-024-05628-z PMID: 38613726

Identification of central amygdala and trigeminal motor nucleus connectivity in humans: An ultra-high field diffusion MRI study.

Kaya B, Geha P, de Araujo I, Cioffi I, Moayedi M

Human brain mapping2023

DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26104 PMID: 36217737

Continuing professional development needs in pain management for Canadian health care professionals: A cross sectional survey.

Dale CM, Cioffi I, Novak CB, Gorospe F, Murphy L, Chugh D, Watt-Watson J, Stevens B

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2023

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2150156 PMID: 36704362

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Orofacial Pain Dear Professor Cioffi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Letter to the Editor regarding, "A prospective single arm study of salivary cortisol changes in muscular temporomandibular disorders patients following computer-guided occlusal adjustments"." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Determining the Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of a Novel Affective Orofacial Nociceptive Circuit" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Iacopo Cioffi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Letter to the Editor regarding, "A prospective single arm study of salivary cortisol changes in muscular temporomandibular disorders patients following computer-guided occlusal adjustments".

Occlusal Dysesthesia: Identifying Knowledge Gaps to Advance Clinical Care.

The role of sagittal maxillary-mandibular relationships on perceptions of facial shape esthetics: A three-dimensional morphometric analysis.

All Hands on Deck-Let's Not Forget About Orofacial Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Settings.

Oral behaviors mediate the relationship between anxiety and painful temporomandibular disorders.

Ability of Orthodontists to Detect, Interpret and Propose Management Strategies for Incidental Findings on Pre-Treatment Panoramic Radiographs.

Delineation of the trigeminal-lateral parabrachial-central amygdala tract in humans.

Aberrant occlusal sensitivity in adults with increased somatosensory amplification: a case-control study.

Identification of central amygdala and trigeminal motor nucleus connectivity in humans: An ultra-high field diffusion MRI study.

Continuing professional development needs in pain management for Canadian health care professionals: A cross sectional survey.

Determining the Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of a Novel Affective Orofacial Nociceptive Circuit

Advancing knowledge and education in temporomandibular disorders to promote evidence-based clinical practice

Interdisciplinary perspectives on oral and facial pain and headache: unravelling the complexities for improved understanding, prevention, and management

Identification of the risk factors and salivary biomarkers associated with the transition from acute to chronic pain-related temporomandibular disorders as well as its persistence

Identifying a novel neuromuscular biomarker signature of chronic temporomandibular disorders

Identifying a novel neuromuscular biomarker signature of chronic temporomandibular disorders

Impact of Cannabis Use on Indigenous Peoples' Oral Health

Sensorimotor plasticity to an experimental model of chronic orofacial pain

Jaw Muscle Abnormalities in Patients Affected with Chronic Masticatory Muscle Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders

Frequent collaborators

Massieh Moayedi

Siew-Ging Gong

Bonnie Stevens

Franklin Gorospe

Marco Magalhaes

Deepika Chugh

Ali Tassi

Jeremy Burton

Eszter Somogyi-Ganss

Ana Velly

Michael Thaut