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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Pain, anxiety and fear related to oral biopsies: a pilot study.

Emperumal CP, Veluppillai S, Villa A

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol

May 2024

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Rare Disorders of Congenital Facial Weakness.

Liberton DK, Almpani K, Mishra R, Bassim C, Van Ryzin C, Webb BD, Jabs EW, Engle EC, Collins FS, Manoli I, Lee JS

Int J Environ Res Public Health

May 2024

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficiency confers resilience in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in a man and mice.

Lounev V, Groppe JC, Brewer N, Wentworth KL, Smith V, Xu M, Schomburg L, Bhargava P, Al Mukaddam M, Hsiao EC, Shore EM, Pignolo RJ, Kaplan FS

J Bone Miner Res

May 2024

Systematically assessing the quality of dental electronic health record data for an investigation into oral health care disparities.

Kookal KK, Walji MF, Brandon R, Kivanc F, Mertz E, Kottek A, Mullins J, Liang S, Jenson LE, White JM

J Public Health Dent

April 2024

Gaps in Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care for Patients Living With and Beyond Cancer: We Must Do Better.

Peterson DE, Stout NL, Shulman LN, Perkins J, LeMarier G, Nekhlyudov L

J Clin Oncol

April 2024

Assessing the knowledge and awareness of US oncologists regarding the specialty of oral medicine.

Aljishi M, Yom SS, Shiboski CH, Villa A

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol

April 2024

Determining the Young's Modulus of the Bacterial Cell Envelope.

Lee J, Jha K, Harper CE, Zhang W, Ramsukh M, Bouklas N, Dörr T, Chen P, Hernandez CJ

ACS Biomater Sci Eng

April 2024

Acrylated Hyaluronic-Acid Based Hydrogel for the Treatment of Craniofacial Volumetric Muscle Loss.

Rohrer L, Kato S, Browne SA, Striedinger-Melo K, Healy K, Pomerantz JH

Tissue Eng Part A

April 2024

Retraction Note: The potential preventive role of a dietary supplement containing hydroxytyrosol in COVID-19: a multi-center study.

Dhuli K, Micheletti C, Medori MC, Madeo G, Bonetti G, Donato K, Gaffuri F, Tartaglia GM, Michelini S, Fiorentino A, Cesarz D, Connelly ST, Capodicasa N, Bertelli M

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci

April 2024

The alveolus: Our current knowledge of how the gas exchange unit of the lung is constructed and repaired.

Zhang K, Yao E, Aung T, Chuang PT

Curr Top Dev Biol

March 2024