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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1st Global Consensus for Clinical Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of the Edentulous Maxilla: A Single-Round Survey on the Number of Implants, Timing of Implant Placement, and Loading for Fixed Restorations.

Schoenbaum TR, Lin GH, Brunello G, Strauss FJ, Schwarz F, Jung RE, Wang HL

Clin Oral Implants Res

February 2026

Methionine metabolism and the NOP2 methyltransferase are essential for MYC-Driven liver tumorigenesis.

Lin S, Berdan C, Sandy M, Lu X, Ramani V, Nomura DK, Chen X, Lee J, Goga A

bioRxiv

January 2026

Comparative evaluation of large language models for hip fracture-related patient questions: DeepSeek-V3-FW, Gemini 2.0 Flash, and ChatGPT-4.5.

Zhang Y, Huang T, Liu C, Miller AN, Yang M, Harris IA, Sawaguchi T, Miclau T, Tian M, Chui CS, Zhang N, Cheung WH, Wong RMY

Digit Health

January 2026

Commensal-myeloid crosstalk in neonatal skin regulates interleukin-1 signaling and cutaneous type 17 inflammation.

Dhariwala MO, Carale RO, DeRogatis AM, Rodriguez-Valbuena H, Okoro JN, Ekstrand CA, Weckel A, Tran VM, Habrylo I, Barrere-Cain R, Ojewumi OT, Tammen AE, Tsui J, Shaikh S, Yellamilli S, Aladhami AK, Schwartz R, Leech JM, Merana GR, Hiam-Galvez KJ, Mack M, Halkias J, Gardner JM, Rutishauser RL, Fragiadakis GK, Spitzer MH, Combes AJ, Scharschmidt TC

Immunity

January 2026