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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

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Authors include Mark Ansel

Nature communications

August 2025

The Current Status of Infant Oral Health Instruction Within Predoctoral Dental Education.

Authors include Jean Star

Journal of dental education

August 2025

Gender-affirming facial surgery in racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse individuals: Variations and consistencies in procedures and outcomes in a large cohort.

Authors include Jason Pomerantz

Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS

August 2025

Fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome: state-of-the-art advances, pathogenesis, and basic/translational research.

Authors include Kelly Wentworth

Orphanet journal of rare diseases

August 2025

Editorial: Microglia and tissue macrophages in pain.

Authors include Xiaobing Yu

Frontiers in immunology

August 2025

Forward Outlook on Oral Health: The American Association of Public Health Dentistry's 2025 Research Agenda for Dental Public Health.

Authors include Sepideh Banava

Journal of public health dentistry

August 2025

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

Authors include Sarah Knox

Oncogene

August 2025

Abstract NBT202: Heart Tube Morphogenesis Is Regulated By Segment-Specific Gene Regulatory Networks Controlled By MEF2C.

Authors include Brian Black

Circulation Research

August 2025

Building capacity to disseminate evidence for language access services.

Authors include Sunita Mutha

Patient Education and Counseling

August 2025

A stem cell-based platform for functional analysis of genetic variants in lung disease.

Authors include Semil Choksi

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

July 2025