OraPath

OraPath provides salivary diagnostic testing for dental practices and individuals, helping reveal the oral bacteria associated with gum disease, cavities, and changes in the mouth’s microbial balance. Its tests are processed in the company’s own CLIA-certified, COLA-accredited laboratory, and its services are designed with practicing clinicians.

For providers, OraPath offers comprehensive and quick-start panels, including the Comprehensive Panel, Balance Test, Essentials, and PerioCaries Risk. Depending on the panel, testing measures periodontal pathogens, cavity-causing bacteria, yeast, and protective or nitric oxide-producing bacteria. Reports translate results into interpretive scores, including an overall oral balance score and measures of gum-health risk, protective capacity, and disruptive pressure. Practices can use these readings to guide conversations about treatment and follow-up.

Individuals can order an at-home Balance Test, collect a saliva sample, and share the resulting report with their dentist. OraPath also provides sample collection guidance, help understanding results, educational resources, case studies, methodology information, and provider support.