We’re excited to be one of the pioneering dental practices in our area offering ground-breaking microbiome testing! This fascinating, completely non-invasive test gives us incredible insight into the unique bacterial community living in your mouth. Understanding your oral microbiome helps us create the most personalised and effective treatment plan for your individual needs – it’s like having a roadmap to your optimal oral health! It’s the science behind the smile.
As humans, we host millions of living organisms in the mouth. The community of these biological units is known as our microbiome. Our lifestyle has a profound impact on the microbiome; diet, tobacco and vaping, alcohol consumption and stress can all affect the balance of our microbiome and its properties.
With microbiome testing, we can:
All we need to do is take a sample of your saliva and send it in for analysis. Our saliva is hugely responsible for the condition of the mouth. It can help control and regulate the amount of plaque/microbiome in the mouth.
In analysing the composition of your oral microbiome, it can reveal insights into the type of bacteria that live in your mouth and the diseases these are linked to.
You can benefit from microbiome testing if you:
Microbiome testing is a holistic approach to helping our patients improve their health as a whole. In identifying the risk (or presence) of potentially harmful bacteria, we can help you improve your quality of life and help you secure the peace of mind that you are doing everything in your power to prevent debilitating systemic diseases.
Our approach is rooted in the principles of natural healing and regeneration, and the non-invasive nature of microbiome testing forms a key part of this. We also believe patients should have access to knowledge of exactly what is happening in their mouths, giving them an understanding of the what, the how and the why.
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Microbiome testing is completely non-invasive, painless, and quick. The following steps are involved:
Sample collection
Your dentist will gently take a small amount of saliva or plaque from your mouth.
Analysis
We send your sample to our partner lab. They will perform tests to identify the type of bacteria present.
Results
We will invite you back for a review and (if clinically appropriate), we will make a plan to address any abnormalities.
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“I just finished my Invisalign treatment with Arti, and I must say she is such a cool dentist. Not only does she…”
“Went for a check-up, hoping to get a wisdom tooth pulled out. And I got it taken out in the most painless…”
“Dr Arti Shah is a fantastic dentist who helped me restore my confidence in my smile with Invisalign. Her passion, patience and…”
“Dr Arti was really attentive, truly cares about her patients and is really passionate about her craft. My teeth didn’t look how…”
“I have recently completed my Invisalign with Dr Arti Shah, and she was fantastic from the start. So pleasant to deal with,…”
“I can wholeheartedly recommend Arti Shah and her team. Having just finished my treatment after being in her care for a year,…”
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