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Littleredcorvette ago

Stem cells. They are getting stem cells from the teeth. Look at this random web site I found. A company that stores them for you.

"First, there is evidence that the younger the tooth or the donor is, the more potent the stem cells are. Second, Store-A-Tooth preserves dental stem cells from teeth that are already extracted or removed by a dentist – which would otherwise be thrown away – so there is no extra procedure, discomfort, or inconvenience for you or your child."

http://www.store-a-tooth.com/how-faq#.WKJLmYY8KEc

ConcernedParent2 ago

Interesting find. I have never heard of this practice before, so I wonder if this is new, or if it's not the most efficient way to obtain and store stem cells? Can someone with a medical background give us some more information on stem cells from teeth? From their FAQ:

Dental stem cells were discovered more recently and are being studied for a number of conditions related to the connective tissues or neural tissues in the body – including type 1 diabetes, spinal cord injury, skeletal bone loss, muscular dystrophy, cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The first human applications of dental stem cells have been in regenerative dentistry: re-growing jaw bone and treating periodontal (gum) disease. Scientists anticipate the earliest medical applications will be for the repair of damaged tooth structures, bone regeneration, and later for the treatment of neural tissue injury or neurodegenerative diseases.

findingaway ago

Teeth from a normal happy and healthy 7 yr old I know went into foster care and came out with yellow teeth. That has been 20 years ago. No explanation of discoloration in less than a one year period of time. Just FYI if it helps.

2impendingdoom ago

antibiotics?

findingaway ago

Something about the fluoride. If I remember right dentist prescribed extra fluoride.

BoraxTheFungarian ago

Guaranteed, every kids home in America 'supplements' their water with fluoride.

2impendingdoom ago

weird

findingaway ago

Child was in a foster home at the time. Needed braces (orthodontist recommended) but was denied braces. Eventually child had to get braces as a teenager.