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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Validation of a multidisciplinary virtual reality (VR) robotic surgical curriculum.

Kim JS, Jonas N, Rizvi TZ, Lin Z, Plewa D, Ricard C, Cheah YL, Simon CJ, Wright V

J Robot Surg

August 2023

Genetic structure of major depression symptoms across clinical 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 BW, 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

medRxiv

July 2023

Survival analysis of zirconia implant-supported, fixed complete dentures: A 5-year retrospective cohort study.

Thompson J, Schoenbaum TR, Pannu D, Knoernschild K

J Prosthet Dent

June 2023

Sodium/(calcium+potassium)-exchanger NCKX4 optimizes KLK4 activity in the enamel matrix microenvironment to regulate ECM modeling

Chan B, Cheng IC, Rozita J, Gorshteyn I, Huang Y, Shaffer I, Chang C, Li W, Lytton J, Den Besten P, Zhang Y.

June 2023

Sleep is required to consolidate odor memory and remodel olfactory synapses.

Chandra R, Farah F, Muñoz-Lobato F, Bokka A, Benedetti KL, Brueggemann C, Saifuddin MFA, Miller JM, Li J, Chang E, Varshney A, Jimenez V, Baradwaj A, Nassif C, Alladin S, Andersen K, Garcia AJ, Bi V, Nordquist SK, Dunn RL, Garcia V, Tokalenko K, Soohoo E, Briseno F, Kaur S, Harris M, Guillen H, Byrd D, Fung B, Bykov AE, Odisho E, Tsujimoto B, Tran A, Duong A, Daigle KC, Paisner R, Zuazo CE, Lin C, Asundi A, Churgin MA, Fang-Yen C, Bremer M, Kato S, VanHoven MK, L'Étoile ND

Cell

June 2023