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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Factors Associated with Opioid and Antibiotic Prescribing at US Academic Dental Institutions: 2011 to 2020.

Tungare S, Yansane AI, Gantela S, Kookal KK, McCurdy S, Krause TM, Sharma S, Walji M

JDR Clin Trans Res

March 2025

Development of new bilingual oral health behavior social support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish.

Finlayson TL, Malcarne VL, Ayala GX, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Ryder M, Gansky SA, Martinez LS, Yang M, Dougherty E, Maupomé G, Stamm N, Shue B

PLoS One

March 2025

Multicilia dynamically transduce Sonic Hedgehog signaling to regulate choroid plexus functions.

Mao S, Song R, Jin S, Pang S, Jovanovic A, Zimmerman A, Li P, Wu X, Wendland MF, Lin K, Chen WC, Choksi SP, Chen G, Holtzman MJ, Reiter JF, Wan Y, Xuan Z, Xiang YK, Xu CS, Upadhyayula S, Hess HF, He L

Cell Rep

March 2025

Time to Reassess Systemic Fluoride Exposure, Again.

Lanphear BP, Den Besten P, Till C

JAMA Pediatr

March 2025

Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence in Cleft Care: A Systematic Review.

Jay Shah, Jihee Yoon, Kristen Lowe, Jaemin Ko, Snehlata Oberoi

March 2025

Rescue of non-healing, degenerative salivary glands by cholinergic-calcium signaling.

Li J, Sun B, Tan LX, Griffin N, Niknezhad SV, Yu C, Berthoin L, Cruz-Pacheco N, Mohabbat S, Sinada H, Efraim Y, Chen FYT, An L, Gaylord EA, Bahney CS, Lombaert IMA, Knox SM

bioRxiv

February 2025

Comparative characterization of human accelerated regions in neurons.

Cui X, Yang H, Cai C, Beaman C, Yang X, Liu H, Ren X, Amador Z, Jones IR, Keough KC, Zhang M, Fair T, Abnousi A, Mishra S, Ye Z, Hu M, Pollen AA, Pollard KS, Shen Y

Nature

February 2025

Virtual reality or personal computer-based gynecologic pelvic exam simulation: medical student preferences.

Plotzker RE, Harmon DJ, Kanellitsas T, Klein BA

BMC Med Educ

February 2025

Disparities in Access to Dental Care in San Francisco During COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of RAPID-SF Survey.

Shah J, Banava S

J Calif Dent Assoc

February 2025

Intracellular diffusion in the cytoplasm increases with cell size in fission yeast.

Tan C, Lanz MC, Swaffer M, Skotheim J, Chang F

Mol Biol Cell

February 2025