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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Amplification of MYC and Its Enhancer Correlates With Genetic Ancestry in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Jain S, Bai X, Mallick S, Kinghorn B, May B, Yao AG, Allen-Gipson D, Zhang X, Henick BS, Momen-Heravi F, Carrot-Zhang J, Taylor AM

JCO Precis Oncol

October 2024

The Effect of Antidepressants on Dental Implant Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Harutyunyan L, Lieuw K, Yang B, Lee E, Yeh YT, Chen HH, Lin GH

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants

October 2024

Landmarks for Positioning and Local Anesthesia to Improve Success and Experience in Reduction of the Dislocated Temporomandibular Joint.

Govind A, Onuegbu S, Rafati S, Harrison P, Duong DK

J Emerg Med

October 2024

Implementation and analysis of clinically-relevant anatomy imaging for first-year dental students.

Kalaigian AW, Klein BA

J Dent Educ

October 2024

G3BP isoforms differentially affect stress granule assembly and gene expression during cellular stress.

Liboy-Lugo JM, Espinoza CA, Sheu-Gruttadauria J, Park JE, Xu A, Jowhar Z, Gao AL, Carmona-Negrón JA, Wittmann T, Jura N, Floor SN

Mol Biol Cell

October 2024

From Global to Nano: A Geographical Perspective of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans.

Ryder MI, Fine DH, Barron AE

Pathogens

September 2024

Genome-wide meta-analysis of ascertainment and symptom structures of major depression in case-enriched and community cohorts.

Adams MJ, Thorp JG, Jermy BS, Kwong ASF, Kõiv K, Grotzinger AD, Nivard MG, Marshall S, Milaneschi Y, Baune BT, Müller-Myhsok B, Penninx BWJH, Boomsma DI, Levinson DF, Breen G, Pistis G, Grabe HJ, Tiemeier H, Berger K, Rietschel M, Magnusson PK, Uher R, Hamilton SP, Lucae S, Lehto K, Li QS, Byrne EM, Hickie IB, Martin NG, Medland SE, Wray NR, Tucker-Drob EM, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Lewis CM, McIntosh AM, Derks EM

Psychol Med

September 2024

Arp2/3 complex activity enables nuclear YAP for naïve pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells.

Meyer NP, Singh T, Kutys ML, Nystul TG, Barber DL

Elife

September 2024

Nr2f1 enhancers have distinct functions in controlling Nr2f1 expression during cortical development.

Liu Z, Ypsilanti AR, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, Dickel DE, Sanders SJ, Dong S, Pennacchio LA, Visel A, Rubenstein JL

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

September 2024

Quantitative Comparison of Monomeric StayGold Variants Using Protein Nanocages in Living Cells.

Viola G, Jacobs KA, Lemière J, Kutys ML, Wittmann T

bioRxiv

September 2024