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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Date Published

Acrylated Hyaluronic-Acid Based Hydrogel for the Treatment of Craniofacial Volumetric Muscle Loss.

Rohrer L, Kato S, Browne SA, Striedinger-Melo K, Healy K, Pomerantz JH

Tissue Eng Part A

April 2024

The Accuracy of Guided Implant Surgery With Different Fields of View of Cone-Beam Computerized Tomography.

Lee HC, Chiou LL, Yang CC, Lin WS, Dutra V, Hamada Y

J Oral Implantol

April 2024

A multi-methods, multi-actor exploration of the benefits and barriers to milk recording on Irish farms using the COM-B model.

Burrell AM, Balaine L, Clifford S, McGrath M, Graham DA, McCoy F, Dillon E, Regan Á

Prev Vet Med

March 2024

Evaluating and improving the usability of a mHealth platform to assess postoperative dental pain.

Ibarra-Noriega AM, Yansane A, Mullins J, Simmons K, Skourtes N, Holmes D, White J, Kalenderian E, Walji MF

JAMIA Open

March 2024

The alveolus: Our current knowledge of how the gas exchange unit of the lung is constructed and repaired.

Zhang K, Yao E, Aung T, Chuang PT

Curr Top Dev Biol

March 2024

Patients' Experiences of Dental Diagnostic Failures: A Qualitative Study Using Social Media.

Obadan-Udoh E, Howard R, Valmadrid LC, Walji M, Mertz E

J Patient Saf

February 2024

Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation of the Ccnb1 mRNA defines accumulation of cyclin protein during the meiotic cell cycle.

Wang X, Leung FS, Bush JO, Conti M

Nucleic Acids Res

February 2024

A Long-Term Comparison between the AethLabs MA350 and Aerosol Magee Scientific AE33 Black Carbon Monitors in the Greater Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area.

Mendoza DL, Hill LD, Blair J, Crosman ET

Sensors (Basel)

February 2024

Language Access Systems Improvement initiative: impact on professional interpreter utilisation, a natural experiment.

Karliner LS, Gregorich SE, Mutha S, Kaplan C, Livaudais-Toman J, Pathak S, Garcia ME, Diamond L

BMJ Open

January 2024

Vitamin D and Long COVID: Is There a Role in Prevention or Treatment?

Bikle DD

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

December 2023