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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Protein nanoribbons template enamel mineralization

Bai Y, Yu Z, Ackerman L, Zhang Y, Bonde J, Li W, Cheng Y, Habelitz S

August 2020

Enhanced silver diamine fluoride therapy using the PILP method -A nanoindentation study.

Nurrohman H, Habelitz S, Saeki K, Sadr A, Gower LB, Pazdernik V, Tagami J, Marshall SJ, Marshall GW

Dent Mater J

July 2020

SWIR, Thermal and CP-OCT imaging probes for the in vivo assessment of the activity of root caries lesions.

Chang NY, Zhu Y, Curtis D, Le O, Yang V, Fried WA, Simon JC, Banan P, Darling CL, Fried D

Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng

February 2020

Orthodontic and surgical treatment of facial asymmetry in a patient with unicoronal craniosynostosis.

Wu T, Reese P, Lee JC, Kerayechian N, Martz M, Solem RC

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop

February 2020

Zika Virus Nonstructural Protein 1 Disrupts Glycosaminoglycans and Causes Permeability in Developing Human Placentas.

Puerta-Guardo H, Tabata T, Petitt M, Dimitrova M, Glasner DR, Pereira L, Harris E

J Infect Dis

January 2020

Dental Hygienists' Knowledge Regarding Dental Implant Maintenance Care: A national survey.

Zellmer IH, Couch ET, Berens L, Curtis DA

J Dent Hyg

January 2020

Pediatric Dental Education Improves Interprofessional Healthcare Students' Clinical Competence in Children's Oral Health Assessment.

Niranjan R, Kim J, Lin B, Lewis S, Patel P, Le T, Alkon A, Chen JL

Dent J (Basel)

November 2019

Accuracy and reliability of the expected root position setup on clinical decision making of root position at midtreatment.

Lee RJ, Ko J, Park J, Pi S, Devgon D, Nelson G, Hatcher D, Oberoi S

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop

October 2019

Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Reduce Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and Spread in Developing Placentas.

Tabata T, Petitt M, Fang-Hoover J, Freed DC, Li F, An Z, Wang D, Fu TM, Pereira L

Vaccines (Basel)

September 2019

Using a Robust and Sensitive GFP-Based cGMP Sensor for Real-Time Imaging in Intact Caenorhabditis elegans.

Woldemariam S, Nagpal J, Hill T, Li J, Schneider MW, Shankar R, Futey M, Varshney A, Ali N, Mitchell J, Andersen K, Barsi-Rhyne B, Tran A, Costa WS, Krzyzanowski MC, Yu YV, Brueggemann C, Hamilton OS, Ferkey DM, VanHoven M, Sengupta P, Gottschalk A, L'Etoile N

Genetics

July 2019