Limor Avivi-Arber

Research

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

Astroglia Electrophysiology Gender Glial Plasticity Neuroplasticity Sensorimotor Cortex Sex

Latest papers

Association of genetic polymorphism with intra-articular and masticatory muscle temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2026
Neuroplastic prosthodontics: What should any dentist know.
Journal of prosthodontic research · 2025 · first author
Towards an operational definition of oral frailty: A e-Delphi study.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2024

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Interdisciplinary perspectives on oral and facial pain and headache: unravelling the complexities for improved understanding, prevention, and management
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Orofacial sensorimotor cortex neuro-glial plasticity induced by intraoral injury: Effects of sex and genetic factors
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$149,967

All 2 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Association of genetic polymorphism with intra-articular and masticatory muscle temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review protocol.

Raju M, Chandra A, Sreekumar S, Jose R, Paul-Prasanth B, Avivi-Arber L, Janakiram C, Mathew A

JBI evidence synthesis2026

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00161 PMID: 41993013

02

Neuroplastic prosthodontics: What should any dentist know.

Avivi-Arber L

Journal of prosthodontic research2025First author

DOI: 10.2186/jpr.jpr_d_24_00314 PMID: 39675959

03

Towards an operational definition of oral frailty: A e-Delphi study.

Parisius KGH, Verhoeff MC, Lobbezoo F, Avivi-Arber L, Duyck J, Hirano H, Iijima K, Janssens B, Kossioni A, Lin CS, McKenna G, Müller F, Schimmel M, Visser A, Watanabe Y, Gobbens RJJ

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105181 PMID: 37713933

04

Pain's Adverse Impact on Training-Induced Performance and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review.

Stanisic N, Häggman-Henrikson B, Kothari M, Costa YM, Avivi-Arber L, Svensson P

Brain imaging and behavior2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11682-021-00621-6 PMID: 35301674

05

Clinical Oral Disorders in Adults Screening Protocol (CODA-SP) from the 2019 Vancouver IADR Consensus Symposium.

MacEntee MI, Brondani M, Avivi-Arber L, Bartlett D, Donnelly L, Duyck J, Hori K, Karve A, Persson GR, Kettratad-Pruksapong M, Schimmel M, Hon-Ching So F, Thomson WM, Yoon MN, Wyatt C

Gerodontology2021

DOI: 10.1111/ger.12496 PMID: 33009707

06

Toll-Like Receptor 4 in the Rat Caudal Medulla Mediates Tooth Pulp Inflammatory Pain.

Filippini HF, Molska GR, Zanjir M, Arudchelvan Y, Gong SG, Campos MM, Avivi-Arber L, Sessle BJ

Frontiers in neuroscience2020

DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00643 PMID: 32655361

07

Leadership education in prosthodontics: Development and impact of the Future Leaders in Prosthodontics (FLIP) workshops.

Koka S, Mutluay MM, Garrett N, Felton D, Avivi-Arber L

The Journal of prosthetic dentistry2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.03.006 PMID: 31027951

08

Tooth extraction and subsequent dental implant placement in Sprague-Dawley rats induce differential changes in anterior digastric myofibre size and myosin heavy chain isoform expression.

Shah F, Stål P, Li J, Sessle BJ, Avivi-Arber L

Archives of oral biology2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.01.009 PMID: 30684691

09

Etiology and Measurement of Peri-Implant Crestal Bone Loss (CBL).

Naveau A, Shinmyouzu K, Moore C, Avivi-Arber L, Jokerst J, Koka S

Journal of clinical medicine2019

DOI: 10.3390/jcm8020166 PMID: 30717189

10

Impaired bone healing at tooth extraction sites in CD24-deficient mice: A pilot study.

Avivi-Arber L, Avivi D, Perez M, Arber N, Shapira S

PloS one2018First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191665 PMID: 29390019

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Velly, Ana Miriam; Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Oral And Facial Pain And Headaches; Oral Health

$20,000

Orofacial sensorimotor cortex neuro-glial plasticity induced by intraoral injury: Effects of sex and genetic factors

Nominated PICIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Sex as a Variable in Biomedical Research

Principal investigators: Avivi-Arber, Limor

Keywords: Astroglia; Electrophysiology; Gender; Glial Plasticity; Neuroplasticity; Sensorimotor Cortex; Sex

$149,967

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Pain and Neuroscience
Dentistry
Department of Microbiology
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Massieh Moayedi

Department of Pain and Neuroscience

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Siew-Ging Gong

Department of Microbiology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Michael Glogauer

Dentistry

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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