Biocompatibility/Clifford Testing

If you are concerned about the biocompatibility of the materials used to restore your teeth, we recommend the Clifford Materials Reactivity Test.  This test only requires a blood sample, and from that little sample, it can be determined, among the myriad of materials available, which ones are most suitable for you!

Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing (CMRT) is a laboratory screening process used to help identify existing sensitivity problems to various chemical groups and families of compounds in an individual patient.  This process is currently being implemented in the CMRT Dental Test.  After a patient's test has been completed, the patient's reactivity test results are compiled in a report.  The test currently reports on over 7100 trade-named products and 89 chemical groups and families.

The Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing can be useful for any patient who is preparing for restorative or reconstructive bio-materials placement and who would like to have some additional peace of mind that the materials proposed for use are not likely to induce adverse bio-reactivity.  Additionally, there are several groups of patients who might derive special benefits from the added safety of materials reactivity pre-assessment testing.


Some of these groups include:

Any patient who has experienced difficulty with prior materials placement
Patients with severe immune-compromised status
Patients with identified autoimmune diseases or conditions
Endocrine, hepatic or renal compromised patients
Patients with universal reactor/environmental illness status
Patients with severe allergic problems
Patiens with known sensitivity to jewelry, watchbands, clothing fasteners
Patients with identified galvanic or bruxing issues
Patients who receive daily does of numerous medications
Patients facing high-cost, complex restoration projects
Patients previously treated by multiple unrelated healthcare professionals

For more information on the Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing, visit www.ccrlab.com.