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Dr. Donkersgoed will discuss your oral health history with you and perform an oral exam to look for signs of tooth decay or gum disease. Oral DNA testing is recommended for patients who have recurrent oral health problems despite practicing good oral hygiene and receiving restorative treatment.
You will be given a sterile solution to rinse your mouth with. You will need to swish it around for about 30 seconds.
The oral rinse that you gargle for 30 seconds is then spit out into a collection tube. This saliva sample is sent out to a lab for testing.
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The lab will be able to provide us with results of the specific strains of bacteria as well as the quantities that were present in your saliva.
Once we know your risk factor for these oral health problems, we can tailor your treatment to reduce your risk for these conditions.
This is a specialized salivary test that identifies harmful pathogens that contribute to early-stage and advanced gum disease. After swishing around an oral rinse and spitting it into a tube, we will be able to measure the levels and types of bacteria in your mouth that specifically contribute to periodontal disease. This provides us with a better understanding of your periodontal risk factor and how we should alter your treatment.
For more comprehensive testing, Alert2 combines two different oral DNA tests. This includes MyPerioPath as well as MyPerioID. MyPeriopath tests 11 different strains of bacteria that cause gum disease while MyPerioID reveals your inherited genetic risk of developing inflammatory gum infections like gum disease.
Sometimes, the wisdom teeth don’t emerge fully, or at all. This is known as “impaction.” Impacted wisdom teeth must be surgically extracted. This process is a little bit more complicated than a basic extraction. It involves opening up the gums to access the tooth, then cutting it into pieces and removing it piece-by-piece.
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