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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Cell Cycle Arrest of a 'Zippering' Epithelial Cell Cluster Shapes the Face and is Disrupted in Craniofacial Disorders.

Qu T, Chacón BH, Faure L, Losa M, Hernández-Martínez R, Robinson K, Jones A, Lisgo S, De Anda J, Risolino M, Panagiotakos G, Leslie-Clarkson EJ, Adameyko I, Selleri L

bioRxiv

July 2025

Periodontitis, type 2 diabetes, and other risk factors for implant failure: A nested case-control study.

Sobhani S, Liu Z, Hoopes CL, Oung T, Arora M, Racha DS, Yang T, Kang P, Momen-Heravi F

J Periodontol

July 2025

A Pilot Study Comparing Dimensional Alterations After Alveolar Ridge Preservation with Xenograft Versus Allograft.

Rolotti D, Chiou LL, Freilich M, Tadinada A, Dhingra A, Thacker S

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent

July 2025

Single-cell polygenic risk scores dissect cellular and molecular heterogeneity of complex human diseases.

Zhang S, Shu H, Zhou J, Rubin-Sigler J, Yang X, Liu Y, Cooper-Knock J, Monte E, Zhu C, Tu S, Li H, Tong M, Ecker JR, Ichida JK, Shen Y, Zeng J, Tsao PS, Snyder MP

Nat Biotechnol

July 2025

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

Casey-Clyde T, Liu SJ, Pelonero A, Serrano JAC, Teng C, Jang YG, Vasudevan HN, Padmanabhan A, Bush JO, Raleigh DR

bioRxiv

July 2025

The Notch1 intracellular domain orchestrates mechanotransduction of fluid shear stress.

Singh T, Jacobs KA, Polacheck WJ, Kutys ML

bioRxiv

July 2025

Silver diamine fluoride differentially affects dentin and hypomineralized enamel permeabilities.

Chou C, Kang M, Parkinson DY, Sulyanto R, Ho SP

Dent Mater

July 2025

Update on the medical management of fibrous dysplasia of the bone.

Wentworth KL, Park J, Yu X, Hsiao EC

Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab

June 2025

Update on the medical management of fibrous dysplasia of the bone.

Wentworth KL, Park J, Yu X, Hsiao EC

Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab

June 2025

An FGFR-p53 developmental signaling axis drives salivary cancer progression.

Musicant AM, Billington JMR, Damrauer JS, Modliszewski JL, Landau LJB, Tsai YH, Mehta JH, Powers J, Betancourt R, Sekhri R, Padilla RJ, Hernandez-Prera JC, Hayes DN, Hackman TG, Gokcumen O, Knox SM, Amelio AL

Oncogene

June 2025