ORAL DNA TESTING
Our mission is to help assist joint efforts of the dental and medical professions in determining the identity of etiological factors and to determine better how to correct and eliminate the problem rather than try to cover up the symptoms with drugs.
Note: Dental DNA's CLIA license is for high complexity for bacteriology, mycology, virology, routine chemistry, and toxicology testing. They are a Biosafety level 2 laboratory. Dental DNA provides the CDC recommendation for treating all microbes on your test results. As Dental DNA is not a diagnostic lab, you will review your test results with Dr. Lebo to discuss your personal health and plan of action to wellness.
How is it done? An agarose gel indicates 60 of the microbes that we can identify by their DNA. The brightness of the band indicates a higher amount of the microbe’s DNA that was present in the sample. This brightness gives an idea of how badly the patient is infected with a particular pathogen. The brightest bands represent an overwhelming infection process. The brightness of the band (amount of the microbe), the virulence of the microbe (how deadly it is), and other factors yields a pathogenicity value for each pathogen which indicates which microbe(s) should be targeted for therapy first . The general description, symptoms of infection and current CDC treatment recommendations are included in the report for each microbe.
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RESEARCH
Dental DNA aims to explore genes, such as ApoE and gluten intolerance, as well as develop and provide ongoing research. The newest test available, the Viral Panel, detects 25 different viruses from a variety of clinical specimens. Also, Dental DNA is investigating a hereditary cancer gene panel, including BRCA 1 and 2, prostate cancer, Lynch syndrome, and mismatch repair (MMR) genes.
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY
utilizes super floss to detect the presence or absence of the HLA tissue typing markers for DQ2 and DQ8 (actually the markers HLA-DQB1*02, HLA-DQA1*0501, HLA-DQB1*0302 exon2 and HLA-DQB1*0302 exon3).
The presence of any of these genetic markers is 95% predictive for gluten intolerance and/or sensitivity. The presence of both markers is 95% predictive for celiac disease.
Our Gluten Sensitivity Test can help you discover health problems and take steps to improve your diet.
COMPREHENSIVE ORAL TEST
The DNA ConneXions Comprehensive Oral Test identifies bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites in removed teeth, blood, tissue, dental implants, bone grafts or other biological samples.
This test identifies the presence of 88 different pathogens, including tetanus, botulism, diphtheria, HPV 16 and HPV 18, Candida albicans and more.
By using PCR – one of the most advanced tools in molecular biology today – the specificity of this test is one in a trillion (or greater), and the sensitivity of the test enables us to detect the DNA of between 1 and 10 microbes.
LYME DISEASE
tests for four different genes that are found in Borrelia burgdorferi, the most common cause of Lyme disease in the United States, and ten common Lyme disease vector born co-infectors and other organisms including Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia miyamotoi, Babesia microti, Babesia divergens, Babesia duncani, Bartonella bacilliformis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Positive detection of Lyme co-infectors indicates likely infection with the Lyme spirochete as well.