SIMMA Test for Caries Risk

 

The Oral Microbiome Laboratory has developed a test to determine the risk of caries. The diagnostic test, which we call SIMMA (Salivary Immune and Metabolic Marker Analysis), involves the measurement of various compounds from a drooling saliva sample collected at a specific time during the formation of plaque, which combined provide information caries risk of the individual and the source of that risk, providing the opportunity for a personalized treatment. Our research has determined the range of values, from up to 25 compounds, in saliva samples of adult individuals with and without dental caries. Six of these compounds have shown to have a great diagnostic value. These 6 compounds may be used as "biomarkers" for caries disease: two of them would refer to immune competence, two to the adhesiveness of microorganisms, and two for the ability to neutralize acids or dampen pH changes.

 

Business application sectors:

-       Clinical diagnosis

-       Oral health sector
 

If you are interested in analyzing immune and metabolic markers in saliva, please send you request to oralmicrobiomelab@gva.es