• Oral health optimisation: Addressing recurrent gum bleeding, inflammation, or periodontal issues despite good dental care.
• Caries prevention: Managing frequent dental decay linked to diet or oral microbiome.
• Oral inflammation support: Reducing sensitivity, swelling, or slow healing post-procedures.
• Sugar response management: Targeting cravings or patterns increasing caries risk.
• Oral-systemic links: Exploring gum health connections to broader inflammation.
• Preventive oral strategies: Tailored plans for sustained dental wellness and longer term oral health.

Overview

DNA Smile evaluates genetic variation across biological pathways relevant to oral health, including innate and acquired immune responses, inflammatory regulation and taste perception. These systems influence susceptibility to periodontal tissue breakdown, plaque formation and caries development over time. Oral health plays a key role in systemic health but is very often a forgotten avenue of investigation, this test allows for genetic insights that my be driving or contributing to oral health and further systemic imbalance.

The panel also considers genes involved in lipid metabolism and detoxification processes, recognising their contribution to systemic inflammatory balance and tissue resilience. Genetic differences in these areas may help explain variability in oral disease risk, healing responses or behavioural factors such as preference for sweet foods.

Results are interpreted alongside dental history, dietary habits, oral hygiene practices and wider health context. Reviewing genetic findings in this clinical framework can support more personalised discussion around preventive strategies, lifestyle factors and long-term oral health maintenance. Combine this test with the oral microbiome panel for a well rounded basis for effective management of oral health.

Practical

Test type:

DNA: Gene, Teeth

Sample required:

Dried Bloodspot 

Average processing time:

18-21 days

Privacy policy:

The DNA and the original sample material are destroyed after 3 months, so that there are no names or other identifiers on the samples. The samples are analysed only for the SNPs that are included in the tests at dnalife, and no other research or analyses are performed without a separate permission from the patient. We do not give or sell the results to any third parties.