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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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Author (s)

Journal

Date published

Comparative analysis of human and mouse ovaries across age.

Authors include Seyedeh Faranak Fattahi

Science (New York, N.Y.)

December 2025

Valacyclovir for Acute Apical Abscess Pain: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Study.

Authors include Mike Sabeti

Journal of endodontics

December 2025

Control of quiescence and activation of human muscle stem cells by cytokines.

Authors include Jason Pomerantz

PloS one

December 2025

Osteoarthritis as a systemic disease.

Authors include Kelsey Collins

Nature reviews. Rheumatology

December 2025

Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in pregnant women receiving biologics for inflammatory bowel disease.

Authors include Michael Kattah

PloS one

December 2025

Does irradiation adversely impact bone forming properties of demineralized bone matrix and allograft bone? A systematic review of the literature.

Authors include Theodore Miclau

Bone

December 2025

Eed controls craniofacial osteoblast differentiation and mesenchymal proliferation from the neural crest.

Authors include Jeffrey Bush

eLife

December 2025

Sabeti-Response.

Authors include Mike Sabeti

Journal of endodontics

December 2025

MEF2C controls segment-specific gene regulatory networks that direct heart tube morphogenesis.

Authors include Brian Black

Genes & development

December 2025

Illuminating Knowledge: The Role of Universities in Advancing Health and Truth.

Authors include Michael Reddy

Journal of dental education

December 2025