The OPTISMILE Podcast 107 - Saliva Testing and DNA Diagnostics
In this episode of Save Your Money, Save Your Teeth, Eon Engelbrecht speaks with Dr Clifford Yudelman from OptiSmile about saliva testing, DNA diagnostics, and the future of personalised dentistry.
While these tests may sound futuristic, the idea is simple: understanding a patient's risk before dental problems become painful, expensive, or difficult to treat. Dr Yudelman explains how saliva can reveal clues about dry mouth, acidity, buffering capacity, bacteria, bad breath, gum disease risk, and even implant risk.
He also takes a balanced view, explaining where these tests can be useful…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.