What’s in your kit?

Two tubes 

Containing a clear liquid with blue caps (one tube is a backup)!

Funnel

Located underneath your welcome card

Clear ziplock bag

Located underneath the white plastic tray

Return envelope

Located underneath the white plastic tray

Barcode registration

Register your kit online before you mail it back! We cannot process your sample until you register your kit.

What you’ll need

The tube with the
blue cap that came
inside your Bristle Box

.

Access to a computer or your phone to login to your account

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1-3
minutes!

1. Find your barcorde

  • Open your Bristle box and take one of the tubes with a blue cap.
  • Locate the barcode on the tube with the format "BH-XXXXXX" - this barcode is also located on your box! The barcode will be a combination of letters (a, b, c...) and numbers (1, 2, 3...).

1. Find your barcorde

  • Login to your account at bristlehealth.com/login
  • Click on "Register my kit" in your dashboard
  • Answer a few questions about any recent symptoms you've been experiencing related to oral health
  • Once you've shared any recent symptoms with us click "Next"
  • Tvpe vour barcode in - ignore the "BH" and onlv include the last 6 digits/letters
  • Click "Submit"

1. Find your barcorde

  • After you submit your barcode, you'll be asked to review your patient information (the questions we asked about your oral health, medical and dental history, and lifestyle habits when you first signed up). This is to record any major changes you have made since you last filled it out, like increasing how much you brush & floss every week or any new medications you might be taking. If there have been no changes then you can click "Next" until you reach the final section and click "Finish".

Sample collection

Do not eat, drink, brush your teeth, or smoke for 30 minutes before providing your sample!

#Pro-tip: leave your Bristle Box on your nightstand and collect your sample right when you wake up

Open your Bristle Box and make sure you have all of the contents you need: 

2 tubes with a blue cap

1 funnel

1 clear ziplock bag

1 mailer envelope with a shipping label attached.

Do not eat, drink, brush your teeth, or smoke for 30 minutes before providing your sample!

#Pro-tip: leave your Bristle Box on your nightstand and collect your sample right when you wake up

Step 1

Take out one of the tubes with a blue cap - this is where you'll be collecting your saliva sample

Step 2

Take out the funnel and unwrap it from the packaging

Step 3

Unscrew the blue cap from the tube - this is where you'll be collecting your saliva sample. Be careful not to spill the clear liquid inside

Step 4

Take your funnel and push the narrow end down into the tube's opening (about a quarter of an inch). The funnel should feel secure and stay in the tube on its own.

Step 5

Spit into the funnel so that your saliva falls into the tube*. Fill the tube with saliva halfway. 

Step 6

At this point, the tube with the blue cap should now contain your saliva, the buffer, and have the funnel still attached.

Step 7

Carefully remove the funnel from the tube and seal it with the blue cap.

Step 8

Invert the tube with the blue cap 5-10 times

*Pro-tip: if you're having trouble getting enough saliva, try thinking of lemons or use the scratch n' sniff stickers on the back of your welcome card! You can also try closing your mouth and not swallowing for 30-60 seconds, then spitting into the funnel.

Sending your sample back to Bristle

Register your kit online before you mail it back! We cannot process your sample until you register your kit.

What you’ll need

Your sealed tube with the blue cap that contains your saliva sample and buffer solution

The clear plastic ziplock bag

The mailer envelope with the shipping label attached

Shipping your sample

Take the tube with the blue cap and place it inside of the clear ziplock bag. Seal the ziplock bag.

Place the ziplock bag (with the tube inside) inside of the mailer envelope, and then seal the envelope shut.

Take your envelope to the nearest USPS mailbox and send it off for analysis!