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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

Regional organization of nutrient absorption across the small intestine.

Authors include Ophir Klein

Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology

July 2026

Complex I drives glutamine-dependent TCA cycle to support viability of MYChigh breast cancer cells.

Authors include Andrei Goga

Cell reports

July 2026

Gingipains as macromolecular mediators at the periodontal-brain interface: Mechanistic, diagnostic, and therapeutic evidence in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Authors include Rashmi Mishra

International journal of biological macromolecules

July 2026

CDK1 and CEP97 cooperatively control centriole length to orchestrate ciliogenesis and developmental patterning.

Authors include Jeremy Reiter, Brian Black

Genes & development

July 2026

Modern molecular profiling recontextualizes the NRG/RTOG 0539 trial and reveals hidden high-risk and radiotherapy-resistant meningiomas.

Authors include Richard Jordan

Neuro-oncology

July 2026

Self-antigen disrupts cDC1 mediated antitumor responses.

Authors include Tiffany Scharschmidt

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

June 2026

Tumoral and Systemic Immune Correlates of Response to Concurrent Pembrolizumab and Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Resected High-Risk Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Authors include Richard Jordan

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

June 2026

Dental amalgam, chronic disease risk, and removing mercury from dental practice.

Authors include Benjamin Chaffee

International journal of epidemiology

June 2026

Programmed cycle-induced endometrial perturbations do not independently influence angiogenic imbalance or hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

Authors include Torsten Wittmann

JCI insight

June 2026