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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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Association between objectively measured physical activity and maternal stool microbiota during pregnancy: results from a preliminary investigation.

Authors include Susan Lynch

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

April 2026

Different SARS-CoV-2 Subvariants and Coagulation Markers Trend: A Retrospective Multicentric Study From Iranian Network for Research in Viral Diseases (INRVD).

Authors include Seyedeh Faranak Fattahi

Health science reports

April 2026

Tobacco-free generation policy support among California adolescents and young adults.

Authors include Stuart Gansky, Kristin Hoeft

Tobacco control

April 2026

Morphogenetic Patterning During Regional and Cell Type Specification in the Embryonic Basal Ganglia.

Authors include John Rubenstein

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

April 2026

Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factor APOE4 Exerts Dimorphic Effects on Female Bone.

Authors include Tamara Alliston

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

April 2026

Pulling the Back to Steer Cell Migration: Mechanisms of Structural Polarity in Confining Signaling and Protrusion.

Authors include Bo Gong

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology

April 2026

Precision therapy for BRAF V600E-mutated ameloblastoma: Systematic review insights.

Authors include Fatemeh Momen Heravi

Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery

April 2026

Plasma acetic acid mediates the relationship between gut microbiome and various health measures in older adults.

Authors include Yu-Ting Yeh

Communications medicine

April 2026

Single-cell spatiotemporal dissection of the human maternal-fetal interface.

Authors include Susan Fisher

Nature

April 2026