Most people don’t know if their gums are actively breaking down. At Vios, we’re always looking for better ways to understand what’s happening beneath the surface of your oral health. One of the newest tools we’ve added is the aMMP-8 saliva test. It doesn’t replace our exams, X-rays, or periodontal probing. It simply gives us another layer of information so we can track inflammation and catch problems earlier. One of the biggest things we watch for is periodontal disease (perio). This happens whe