Nelly Huynh, McGill University

Research

Adherence Cpap Efficacy Implementation Outcomes Mandibular Advancement Splint Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Latest papers

Efficacy of mandibular advancement appliances with varying designs in the management of obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sleep medicine reviews · 2025
Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.
Journal of sleep research · 2025 · first author
Supragingival Microbiota Alterations in Individuals With Sleep Bruxism: A Pilot Study.
Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$921,826
Sleep-Disordered Breathing During Pregnancy and Long-Term Postpartum Blood Pressure Patterns
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$508,244
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to the Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy and Postpartum
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$179,776

All 3 grants and awards

26 publications.

01

Efficacy of mandibular advancement appliances with varying designs in the management of obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chen H, Gao J, Liu J, Aarab G, Ge S, Lobbezoo F, Huynh N, Flores Mir C

Sleep medicine reviews2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102165 PMID: 40986983

02

Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.

Huynh N, Zhang J, Pliska B, Amin R, Narang I, Chadha N, Cholette MC, Kirk V, Montpetit A, Vezina K, Jacob S, Laberge S, Hamoda M, Almeida F

Journal of sleep research2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.70060 PMID: 40243024

03

Supragingival Microbiota Alterations in Individuals With Sleep Bruxism: A Pilot Study.

Collard A, Mathieu A, Landa P, Pelletier A, Lavigne GJ, Droit A, Huynh N, Houde VP

Journal of oral rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1111/joor.13983 PMID: 40298148

04

Internalizing symptoms and sleep disturbances associated with sleep bruxism in preschoolers.

Laganière C, Huynh N, Kenny S, Gaudreau H, Pokhvisneva I, Meaney M, Pennestri MH

Sleep medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106553 PMID: 40354717

05

Continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement splints: the CHOICE multicentre, open-label randomised clinical trial.

Hamoda MM, Huynh N, Ayas NT, Rompré P, Bansback N, Masse JF, Arcache P, Lavigne G, Series F, Fleetham JA, Almeida FR

The European respiratory journal2025

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01100-2024 PMID: 39638418

06

Sleep bruxism in children and adolescents-A scoping review.

Huynh N, Fabbro CD

Journal of oral rehabilitation2024First author

DOI: 10.1111/joor.13603 PMID: 37743603

07

Reliability and accuracy of a semi-automatic segmentation protocol of the nasal cavity using cone beam computed tomography in patients with sleep apnea.

Chen H, Lv T, Luo Q, Li L, Wang Q, Li Y, Zhou D, Emami E, Schmittbuhl M, van der Stelt P, Huynh N

Clinical oral investigations2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00784-023-05295-6 PMID: 37796336

08

Orthodontic and Facial Characteristics of Craniofacial Syndromic Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Alsaeed S, Huynh N, Wensley D, Lee K, Hamoda MM, Ayers E, Sutherland K, Almeida FR

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13132213 PMID: 37443607

09

Adherence and efficacy of mandibular advancement splint treatment of sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy: a pilot study.

Huynh N, Drouin-Gagné L, Gilbert C, Arcache JP, Rompré P, Morency AM, Gagnon R, Kimoff J, Pamidi S

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11325-022-02681-4 PMID: 35829947

10

The effects of mandibular advancement appliance therapy on the sequence of jaw-closing muscle activity and respiratory events in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea.

Li D, Aarab G, Lobbezoo F, Arcache P, Lavigne GJ, Huynh N

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11325-022-02624-z PMID: 35484327

Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pamidi, Sushmita; Almeida, Fernanda R; Fontaine, Guillaume; Huynh, Nelly

Keywords: Adherence; Cpap; Efficacy; Implementation Outcomes; Mandibular Advancement Splint; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Sleep-Disordered Breathing

$921,826

Sleep-Disordered Breathing During Pregnancy and Long-Term Postpartum Blood Pressure Patterns

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pamidi, Sushmita

Keywords: Blood Pressure; Hypertension; Mid-Life Women'S Health; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Sleep Apnea

$508,244

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to the Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pamidi, Sushmita

Keywords: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (Cpap); Patient Partners; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Qualitative; Semi-Structured Interviews; Sleep Apnea

$179,776

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

Département de santé buccale
Medicine
Restorative Dentistry
Microbiologie et immunologie
Department of Pain and Neuroscience
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
Mechanical Engineering
Other

Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Nelly Huynh

Département de santé buccale

26 shared papers, latest 2025

Gilles Lavigne

Département de santé buccale

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Elham Emami

Restorative Dentistry

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Barry Sessle

Department of Pain and Neuroscience

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Carlos Flores-Mir

Mike Petryk School of Dentistry

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Normand Bach

Département de santé buccale

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Robert Gagnon

Medicine/Obstetrics & Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Indra Narang

Translational Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

David Wensley

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Michel Boivin

Ecole de psychologie

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Arnaud Droit

Microbiologie et immunologie

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Fernanda Almeida

Oral Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sushmita Pamidi

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2026

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adherence Dear Professor Huynh, 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 "Efficacy of mandibular advancement appliances with varying designs in the management of obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis." (2025), 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 "Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial" (2026), 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]

Nelly Huynh

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Efficacy of mandibular advancement appliances with varying designs in the management of obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.

Supragingival Microbiota Alterations in Individuals With Sleep Bruxism: A Pilot Study.

Internalizing symptoms and sleep disturbances associated with sleep bruxism in preschoolers.

Continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement splints: the CHOICE multicentre, open-label randomised clinical trial.

Sleep bruxism in children and adolescents-A scoping review.

Reliability and accuracy of a semi-automatic segmentation protocol of the nasal cavity using cone beam computed tomography in patients with sleep apnea.

Orthodontic and Facial Characteristics of Craniofacial Syndromic Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Adherence and efficacy of mandibular advancement splint treatment of sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy: a pilot study.

The effects of mandibular advancement appliance therapy on the sequence of jaw-closing muscle activity and respiratory events in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea.

Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial

Sleep-Disordered Breathing During Pregnancy and Long-Term Postpartum Blood Pressure Patterns

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to the Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Frequent collaborators

Nelly Huynh

Gilles Lavigne

Gilles Lavigne

Elham Emami

Elham Emami

Barry Sessle

Carlos Flores-Mir

Benjamin Pliska

Normand Bach

Robert Gagnon

Reshma Amin

Marco Battaglia

Indra Narang

David Wensley

Michael Meaney

Michel Boivin

Arnaud Droit

Fernanda Almeida

Sushmita Pamidi