The Gum Health Panel
Bleeding gums are a window into inflammation, blood sugar, and heart health, because what inflames gums inflames arteries. Reads hs-CRP, homocysteine, ApoB, Lp(a), lipids, HbA1c, insulin, vitamin D, iron, omega-3s. A probe finds disease; this finds fuel.
What we test
- hsCRP
- Homocysteine
- Apolipoprotein B
- Lipoprotein (a)
- Triglycerides
- Total Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
- Linoleic Acid
- Arachidonic Acid
- Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
- Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA)
- Omega 6, Total
- Omega 3 Total
- EPA+DPA+DHA
- Omega 6/Omega 3 Ratio
- Arachidonic Acid/EPA Ratio
- Glucose (Blood)
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Insulin
- Uric Acid
- Creatinine
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Calcium
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Total Bilirubin
- Globulin (Calculated)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Albumin
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Protein, Total
- Gamma glutamyl transferase
- Vitamin D, 25-OH, Total
- 25-OH Hydroxy Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol D3)
- 25-OH Hydroxy Vitamin D (Ergocalciferol D2)
- Folate
- Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
- Iron, Total
- Ferritin
- Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Iron % Saturation
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
FAQ
Answers to common questions about panels, results, and your plan.
Staci Whitman DMD, FMCP
I'm a board-certified dentist who kept filling the same cavities in the same patients and got tired of never asking why. That question sent me back for functional medicine training, and it rearranged how I practice. The mouth is the gut. Nearly everything that enters your body passes through it first, and the microbes living in there are in constant conversation with the rest of you. Your gums have influence over your heart, your brain, and your fertility. Your snoring has something to say about your mood, your hormones, and your inflammation. I work with patients and families who want the root cause instead of simply another filling or cleaning. No shame, no lectures, and no pretending we know more than we do. Health starts in the mouth, but it does not stop there!
My websiteFocus areas
Metabolic Health
Children's Health
Women's Health
Neurological Health
States of practice
California
Oregon