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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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A transcription regulator atlas identifies TOX3 as an Atoh1 coactivator in cerebellar development and tumorigenesis.

Authors include Jeremy Reiter

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

March 2026

Amyloid-β as a target to suppress tonic PTH hypersecretion in hyperparathyroidism due to vitamin D deficiency.

Authors include Wenhan Chang

Science translational medicine

March 2026

The emerging role of integrin signaling in pulmonary vascular disease.

Authors include Wenhan Chang

American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology

March 2026

Alanine catabolism as a targetable vulnerability for MYC-driven liver cancer.

Authors include Andrei Goga

Cell reports

March 2026

Prevention of initial bone remodelling around dental implants: An international clinical consensus utilising the Delphi method.

Authors include Guo-Hao Lin

International journal of oral implantology (Berlin, Germany)

March 2026

Deletion of vitamin D receptor with calcium sensing receptor in keratinocytes promotes epidermal tumorigenesis by limiting dna repair and oxidative stress response genes.

Authors include Daniel Bikle

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology

March 2026

Microbiome-produced nicotinic acid controls colon regional identity and injury susceptibility.

Authors include Michael Kattah

Cell

March 2026

Predictability of a dental implant prognosis system: A retrospective study.

Authors include Yu-Ting Yeh

Journal of periodontology

March 2026

The Role of Fat in Osteoarthritis.

Authors include Kelsey Collins

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society

March 2026

Lysosome pH Dynamics in Physiology and Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Insights.

Authors include Diane Barber

Acta physiologica (Oxford, England)

March 2026