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In this era of trying to differentiate yourself from the provider down the street, a simple solution is incorporating OralDNA\u00ae<\/sup> salivary testing services.\u00a0 Imagine a patient who has had periodontal disease and has seen several dentists and periodontists in the past.\u00a0 They may have been told they have pockets, but what do pockets mean to a patient? \u00a0Perhaps a lot, but only if they have been properly educated about the consequences of a pocket deepening.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at this from another perspective.\u00a0 Does the patient understand the disease process? \u00a0For most, the answer is a clear \u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0 Even if the clinician explains the disease process, the patient often has the question, \u201cWhy am I getting the disease in the first place?\u201d followed by \u201cWhy am I getting the same problem again and again and again?\u201d\u00a0 With a simple 30 second swish and gargle to collect a saliva sample, we may be able to provide an answer to these types of questions.<\/p>\n The MyPerioPath\u00ae<\/sup> results, obtained from lab analysis of the saliva sample, are presented in an easily readable graph that makes sense to patients.\u00a0 The test screens for 11 oral pathogens and groups the pathogens by risk, portrayed by the colors red, yellow (orange), and green. \u00a0Patients can intuitively relate the color of red as danger, and yellow as caution.<\/p>\n The MyPerioPath\u00ae<\/sup> lab report can create an \u201cAha Moment\u201d for the patient.\u00a0They might think, \u201cOh, now I see why I am getting the disease. \u00a0I have a bacterial infection.\u00a0 Will that respond to an antibiotic?\u201d \u00a0Now the patient is engaged and asking questions.\u00a0 A potential response from a periodontist could be, \u201cYes, part of it will respond to an antibiotic because some of the bacteria are in your gum tissue. \u00a0But to address the bacteria on the root surfaces, antibiotics won\u2019t be effective, and scaling and root planing will be required.\u201d For the general dentist, you may be limited in what you can do as traditional scaling and root planing is successful only to a depth of 4 mm. below the gingival margin. If your patient needs more help than that, a periodontist may be a good choice for that patient.<\/p>\n Securing MyPerioPath\u00ae<\/sup> results is something you can do that no one else has likely ever done for the patient.\u00a0 Offering OralDNA\u00ae<\/sup> testing is an opportunity to differentiate yourself from other practices and increase treatment acceptance.\u00a0 There is no investment of equipment, only the desire to increase your level of diagnosis and effectively treat the patients\u2019 periodontal disease. When a patient asks \u201cWhy?\u201d you can provide answers with OralDNA\u00ae<\/sup> salivary tests and do something no one else has done before.<\/p>\n
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