Oral DNA

At Point Family Dentistry and Orthodontics it is our mission to empower patients to make make health choices that enable them to improve the quality of their lives by offering the most cutting edge, comprehensive oral-systemic healthcare available.

Our teeth play an essential role in our lives. Research indicates inadequate oral health and gum problems may influence the severity of other conditions in our bodies and our overall health. Sufferers of poor oral health have a greater risk of developing heart disease, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke. Good overall health can certainly begin with our oral and dental health.

One of the most significant advances in dental medicine, a simple DNA test, can now determine the specific type and quantity of disease causing bacteria in your mouth. The lab report that we get back will identify the bacteria associated with the gum infection and allow us to develop a far more powerful and effective treatment plan. Through this state-of-the-art technology, we are now able to treat the cause of infection and not just the symptoms. The goal of therapy then becomes to reduce your overall bacterial risk for disease progression. As with most diseases, earlier and targeted treatment can help stop periodontal disease before irreversible damage occurs.

This gentle oral rinse procedure is performed by swishing a small amount of sterile saline throughout the mouth, and can be done in about 30 seconds. The sample is then sent to OralDNA labs (www.oralDNA.com) for processing.

In addition to the bacterial DNA test, we can also offer you a genetic susceptibility test that will tell us if your genetic makeup puts you at at greater risk for developing gum tissue infections (due to an exaggerated immune response). This will further optimize our therapy and recare program.

Before you undergo a total joint replacement implant, be sure to consider having this test performed. Oral bacteria can potentially be a source of infection for total joint replacement implants. If these infections occur, they are difficult to treat and the joint replacements may need to be removed. Knowing that your mouth is in optimal health, will give you and your surgeon the peace of mind that they did everything in their power to make your total joint replacement a success. If you or a loved one is in need of either of these tests, call today for the soonest available appointment time.

The Oral DNA Labs marketing plan:

We would like to start a program to educate our current and potential future patients on this new technology.

Benefits of Oral DNA salivary analysis

Patients will receive therapy that is unique as they are. No two patients are alike, and some patients will have a predisposition for developing periodontal disease and each individual will have their own unique bacterial profile. The MyPerioID examination will allow us to look at a patients own DNA, to see if they have the gene that places them at risk for developing gum disease. The MyPerioID examination is a one time examination that allows us to determine how aggressive we need to be in treatment of periodontal infections. The MyPerioID examination reveals the level of bacteria present in your oral cavity.

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