Differences between blood dna testing and buccal (cheek swab dna) testing

The delicate issue of paternity can be determined after your child has been born. It can be done confidentially and discretely with a 99.999% accuracy rating from certified AABB testing clinics around the country. It can also be done with just the father and child test samples! Two common ways to test paternity after the child is born are blood DNA and buccal testing.

Blood DNA Testing

Blood DNA testing is a very common way to do paternity testing. Doing this type of test involves taking blood from the father and child. The home DNA testing kit includes all of the equipment you will need to get a clean sample to send away for testing. The kit includes a lancet to prick the finger so blood can be collected from the father and child. The blood is collected on a card and sent away for analysis.

Buccal (Cheek Swab DNA)Testing

Buccal testing involves swabbing the inside of your cheek to get cheek cells for testing. This test is just as accurate as blood DNA testing and is quickly becoming a more common occurrence. The test is administered by swabbing the inside of the cheek with a large Q-tip like swab. Before doing this test, it is recommended to not drink coffee a few hours before.

After these tests are administered, the results will be determined within five to seven days. This means all doubt and suspicion will be resolved in a week. This is extremely re-assuring if this issue has been haunting your relationship. The test fixes the paternity issues, but you have to resolve the relationship issues with will surface once the results come back!

To get more information on blood DNA testing or buccal (cheek swab dna) testing, use the  paternity testing links below