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Research publications from UCSF Dentistry

UCSF School of Dentistry research spans the full spectrum of discovery—from uncovering the building blocks of life in cells and tissues, to developing new technologies, to advancing patient care.

Featured Publications

Discover how UCSF School of Dentistry researchers are contributing to global conversations in science and health through their latest publications.

Effect of incisor retraction magnitude and movement pattern on root resorption after premolar extraction in adults

Hengbing Zhang, Qian Jiang, Yangrui Wang, Mona Bajestan, Jialing Li, Huang Li

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Three-dimensional cellular dynamics and mandibular morphogenesis

Andreas Dauter, Sofia K Malhi, Lucas D Lo Vercio, Elizabeth C Barretto, Kim M T Nguyen, Cassidy Da Silva, Alejandro Gutierrez, Ralph S Marcucio, Benedikt Hallgrímsson

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Journal

Date published

The Caries Endgame: Operationalizing Civic Imagination to Eliminate Tooth Decay.

Authors include Benjamin Chaffee

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

September 2026

Tobacco susceptibility among junior high school students in the Upper East Region, Ghana

Authors include Benjamin Chaffee

Discov Public Health

September 2026

Complications, Revision Surgery, and Rehabilitation.

Authors include Rebeka Silva

Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America

September 2026

Double-VISTA technique with connective tissue graft or acellular dermal matrix for treating multiple recessions associated with non-carious cervical lesions: A retrospective study.

Authors include Guo-Hao Lin

Journal of periodontology

August 2026

Charting Endocrine Progenitors Across Species and Organs.

Authors include Julie Sneddon

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

August 2026

Examining Dental Care Transition for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in North Carolina: A Qualitative Study

Authors include Jean Star

North Carolina Medical Journal

August 2026

Manual and automated capture of analgesic-responsive facial pain behaviors of unrestrained mice in a trigeminal neuralgia model.

Authors include Xiaobing Yu

Pain

August 2026

Oral Nicotine Pouch Use and Associations with Periodontal Status and Salivary Microbiome Dysbiosis.

Authors include Fatemeh Momen Heravi, Benjamin Chaffee

JDR clinical and translational research

August 2026

Detection and Localization of Unfavorable-histology Prostate Cancer Using MRI and Whole-mount Histopathology.

Authors include Jon Levine

European urology oncology

August 2026