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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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

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

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

The therapeutically actionable long non-coding RNA 'T-RECS' is essential to cancer cells' survival in NRAS/MAPK-driven melanoma.

Feichtenschlager V, Chen L, Zheng YJ, Ho W, Sanlorenzo M, Vujic I, Fewings E, Lee A, Chen C, Callanan C, Lin K, Qu T, Hohlova D, Vujic M, Hwang Y, Lai K, Chen S, Nguyen T, Muñoz DP, Kohwi Y, Posch C, Daud A, Rappersberger K, Kohwi-Shigematsu T, Coppé JP, Ortiz-Urda S

Mol Cancer

February 2024