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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.

Salivary Proteome Role in Infection and Immunity

Carneiro MC, da Silva NDG, Ventura TMO, da Silva Santos PS, Buzalaf MAR, Freire M. Salivary Proteome Role in Infection and Immunity. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026;1492:747-773. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03176-1_36. PMID: 41225125.

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The association between concurrent oral cancer and periodontal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lin EC, Chen JH, Sitt S, Lin GH, Wu CY, Wang CW. The association between concurrent oral cancer and periodontal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Quintessence Int. 2025 Dec 18;0(0):0. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b6762763. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41410040.

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Expression of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 and Programmed Cell Death-1 Across the Anal Neoplasia Disease Continuum and Association With Survival in Anal Cancer.

Chowdhury S, Gasper C, Lazar AA, Allaire K, Darragh TM, Fong L, Palefsky JM

Mod Pathol

October 2025

Short-term memory by distributed neural network oscillators in a simple nervous system.

Dunn RL, Costello CM, Borchardt JM, Sprague DY, Chiu GC, Miller JM, L'Etoile ND, Kato S

Curr Biol

October 2025

Utilization of home- and community-based services among rural family caregivers of persons with dementia: the role of the area deprivation index.

Santoyo-Olsson J, Covinsky KE, Cheng J, Gallagher Thompson D, Yank V

Front Public Health

October 2025

CNPY4 is a Lipid-Binding Regulator of Sphingolipid Homeostasis.

Paul MD, Zbodakova O, Glenn IS, Stotland A, Klein OD, Jura N

bioRxiv

October 2025

A novel artificial saliva enriched with CaneCPI-5 for irradiated head and neck cancer (HNC) patients: in vitro antimicrobial and anticaries effect.

Da Silva NDG, Santos PSDS, Henrique-Silva F, Magalhães AC, Chiaratti MR, de Jong EJ, DenBesten PK, Buzalaf MAR

J Dent

October 2025

Correction: Maternal and fetal exposures to fluoride during mid-gestation among pregnant women in northern California.

Uyghurturk DA, Goin DE, Martinez-Mier EA, Woodruff TJ, DenBesten PK

Environ Health

October 2025

Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells with a C9orf72 expansion as a model to study frontotemporal dementia pathologies.

Infante-Tadeo S, Barber DL

Mol Biol Cell

October 2025

Is Alveolar Ridge Preservation Necessary in Molar Sites? A Systematic Review.

Vora M, Chiou LL, Thacker S

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants

October 2025

DeepRNA-Reg: a deep-learning based approach for comparative analysis of CLIP experiments.

Sekhon H, Kageyama R, Sprenkle NT, Happ HC, Wigton EJ, Pua HH, Ansel KM

RNA Biol

October 2025

Comprehensive genetic interaction analysis of the Bacillus subtilis envelope using double-CRISPRi.

Koo BM, Todor H, Sun J, van Gestel J, Hawkins JS, Hearne CC, Banta AB, Huang KC, Peters JM, Gross CA

Cell Syst

October 2025