What’s included
Included
Gum-disease bacteria and Gum Inflammation score.
Tooth-decay bacteria/score.
Odor-associated bacteria and Bad Breath score.
Oral fungal/yeast profile advertised.
Microbial nitric-oxide-related score; not a measured nitric oxide concentration.
Results
Report
The report summarizes beneficial bacteria, gum inflammation, tooth-decay bacteria and other oral-health scores.
- Results
- Bristle’s microbial profile, oral-health scores and written care suggestions.
- Access
- Web
- Timing
- Approximately 2–3 weeks from sample mailing
Getting tested
Collect the sample for your selected body-site kit at home. Tiny Health’s gut and vaginal kits use their own return protocol; the oral kit follows Bristle’s instructions.
About Tiny Health
Tiny Health offers home gut and vaginal microbiome testing, plus a Bristle oral kit. Its own gut and vaginal tests include a small-group results review; oral testing follows the Bristle report route. Private coaching is available separately.
Order and register the Bristle kitCollect and return salivaRead your Bristle report and care suggestions
Reviews
What people praise
Help making sense of results
Customers value having results explained and translated into manageable next steps, with guidance that helps them decide what questions and changes to discuss afterward.
Detailed, personalized reports
Customers appreciate the detail in their reports and action plans, saying the information gives them a clearer starting point for understanding their own or their children’s microbiome.
What people complain about
Support can require chasing
Some customers report slow replies when they need technical help or specialist guidance; one reviewer later received a tailored results explanation after escalating the issue.
The process can take longer than expected
Some customers describe waiting several weeks for results after collection and shipping, with additional time needed to arrange a conversation about what the report means.
Things to know
- Gut and vaginal tests include a group review.
Private coaching is an optional extra; the Bristle oral kit has its own written-report service.
- Availability depends on the kit.
The Bristle oral kit is unavailable in New York; check the selected gut or vaginal purchase for its own eligibility.
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Who provides the oral-test report?
Bristle supplies the written report and oral-care recommendations. Tiny Health’s gut and vaginal group-review service is separate from this oral kit.