{"id":516,"date":"2025-10-01T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/?p=516"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:39:01","slug":"oral-microbiome-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/oral-microbiome-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"ORAL MICROBIOME TESTING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIC.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIC-132x150.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIC-44x50.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-cyan-blue-color\">YOUR MOUTH IS THE DOORWAY TO YOUR OVERALL HEALTH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover and address the root causes of oral issues such as bad breath, cavities, and gum inflammation with ORALIS 1 \u2013 the first saliva test that examines your oral bacteria alongside key genetic factors.<br><br>This is a quick, comfortable, and non-invasive test that can be taken at the very start of your appointment.<br><br>ORALIS 1 screens for more than 700 different bacteria and fungi, as well as 10 genetic variations linked to both oral and systemic health conditions.<br><br>Your personalised report will outline your risk for dental concerns such as decay, gum disease, and oral inflammation, while also offering insight into your broader wellbeing.<br><br>Based on these findings, you and your clinician will receive a detailed plan with tailored recommendations on oral care, nutrition, supplements, and treatments to help restore and maintain a balanced oral microbiome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Did you know? People with gum disease may face:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/c8d7b2e7-2472-48be-8d78-e57c3e188ae5\" alt=\"Heart with pulse with solid fill\"> A 25% higher risk of heart disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/a6dbdc07-dbe5-4168-b94d-74c8596c091e\" alt=\"Water with solid fill\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Three times greater likelihood of developing Diabetes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/db44436d-fdcb-4ac1-9d72-164d1fa5448b\" alt=\"Brain with solid fill\"> A 70% increased chance of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>?  Three times greater risk of erectile dysfunction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"27\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/6f3ad67b-52df-41b2-acc8-1b86e86536df\" alt=\"Pregnant lady with solid fill\">Higher likelihood of infertility, low birth weight, and premature  delivery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/3ac28464-4241-4ce2-895b-ff6fab92d899\" alt=\"A blue and white stomach\n\nAI-generated content may be incorrect.\"> Increased risk of colorectal cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"24\" height=\"34\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/796e6ca7-cdbb-4a7c-865e-07d4f84141e8\" alt=\"A black and white image of a foot\n\nAI-generated content may be incorrect.\"> A two-way connection with chronic inflammatory conditions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YOUR MOUTH IS THE DOORWAY TO YOUR OVERALL HEALTH Discover and address the root causes of oral issues such as bad breath, cavities, and gum inflammation with ORALIS 1 \u2013 the first saliva test that examines your oral bacteria alongside key genetic factors. This is a quick, comfortable, and non-invasive test that can be taken &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/oral-microbiome-testing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ORAL MICROBIOME TESTING<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[195,175,84,77,74,196,194,198,197,199,200],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":518,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions\/518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}