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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Maternal and Perinatal Nutritional Programming of Lung Health and Disease in Childhood and Early Adulthood: Research Gaps and Opportunities; NHLBI/NIH Workshop Report.

McEvoy CT, Idrose NS, Dharmage SC, Bui DS, Simpson SJ, Patchen B, Marshall NE, Kelly RS, Lynch SV, McDonald CM, Sood BG, Pratt C, Vitalis D, Lu Q, Carroll KN, Duijts L, Forno E, Venter C, Prakash YS, Miller AN, DeMeo DL, Subbarao P, Britt RD, Sengupta S, McGrath-Morrow SA, Litonjua AA

J Allergy Clin Immunol

April 2026

Large language models for automated and audience-tailored labeling of latent classes.

Gholi Zadeh Kharrat F, Werfelmann R, Ropella GE, Mehling W, Hunt CA, Lotz J, Peterson TA, REACH Investigators

JAMIA Open

April 2026

Scrib organizes cortical actomyosin clusters to maintain adherens junctions and angiogenic sprouting.

Mayo LN, Duong F, Mompeón A, Jacobs KA, Iruela-Arispe ML, Kutys ML

J Cell Biol

April 2026

Serine-16 Phosphorylation, C-Terminal Truncation, and Ion-Specific Interactions Coordinate Amelogenin Nanoribbon Formation.

de Sousa ET, Bonde JS, Lu K, Bai Y, Habelitz S

Calcif Tissue Int

April 2026

WDR72 Regulates Microtubule-Associated Vesicular miRNA Export in Ameloblasts During Enamel Maturation.

Duong T, Ngu J, Katsura KA, DenBesten P, Nakano Y

Calcif Tissue Int

April 2026

Association between objectively measured physical activity and maternal stool microbiota during pregnancy: results from a preliminary investigation.

Santarossa S, Sitarik AR, Houck FL, Brawner CA, Johnson CC, Comstock SS, Lynch SV, van Wyk PM, Vundla F, Schachtschneider C, Straughen JK, Cassidy-Bushrow AE

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

April 2026

Association of Access Challenges and Family Support With Language Development for Children With Hearing Loss.

Rashidi N, Patel E, Garrett S, Kearns JM, Lazar AA, Bostrom A, Ou H, Stephans J, Tebb KP, Chan DK

Ear Hear

April 2026

A Mouthful of Gratitude for My Pediatric Dentists

Chaffee BW

April 2026

Different SARS-CoV-2 Subvariants and Coagulation Markers Trend: A Retrospective Multicentric Study From Iranian Network for Research in Viral Diseases (INRVD).

Razavi A, Koltapeh MP, Nazari T, Morvaridi A, Banivaheb B, Saeb S, Moulaeian M, Zakaryaei A, Sabzalian A, Raei M, Razavi B, Motlaghzadeh S, Hosseini SS, Karami H, Ghafari P, Aboofazeli A, Nastarvand S, Sarabi NKN, Avakian A, Ebadinejad S, Keyhani T, Danafar P, Rahimlou R, Heidarian S, Mondeali M, Nafe-Monfared F, Jafarpour M, Samiee M, Birang F, Mirzazadeh A, Abadi SAF, Barkhordari K, Siavoshi S, Biklari M, Khodabakhsh M, Javadi A, Mirzaee S, Didgar F, Etebari M, Soltanmohamad S, Shahbaz B, Kord E, Shahri SMH, Ebrahimzade M, Moghaddam AA, Sanavi FS, Moattari A, Edalat F, Sheijani MF, Moghadami M, Yaghubi T, Mojtahedi A, Heidarzadeh A, Naghipour M, Luyeh MS, Nazemi P, Alipasandi K, Albaji M, Afzali M, Shokouhi N, Ezani A, Najari HR, Hosseini M, Ghobadi A, Momeni A, Fattahi SZ, Mohsenzadeh M, Jafari M, Azizi A, Pouryousef S, Tabarraei A, Moradi A, Azimi S, Yahyapour Y, Bayani M, Poortahmasebi V, Varshochi M, Ziaee M, Ghafari S, Javanmard D, Soleimani A, Mozhgani SH, Mokhames Z, Akhoundimeybodi Z, Astani A, Abdollahi A, Hadadi A, Salehi MR, Hajiabdolbaghi M, Raeeskarami SR, Kafan S, Montazeri M, Pazoki M, Riahi T, Talebi-Taher M, Ataei-Pirkooh A, Bokharaei-Salim F, Faiz SHR, Kalantari S, Yasin Z, Jazayeri SM

Health Sci Rep

April 2026

Tobacco-free generation policy support among California adolescents and young adults.

Chaffee BW, Couch ET, Guerra C, Farooq O, Cheng NF, Gansky S, Alli K, Donaldson CD, Zhang X, Hoeft K

Tob Control

April 2026