StemCell Therapy

Medical technology now tells us that when kids'baby teeth are kept safe,valuable cells are stored inside that can lead to possibly life-changing research work with stem cells down the road.

Remember when you were a kid and you couldn't wait until that pesky loose tooth finally wiggled itself free so that you could put it under your pillow and wait for a visit from the mysterious Tooth Fairy? A gift in exchange for an old tooth seemed like a pretty sweet deal at age 7 but now, according to medical professionals, those fallen baby teeth are the true gift; worth their weight in stem cell gold.

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According to Small Joys, baby teeth are made nearly entirely of cells and these dental cells are going to be in big demand in the future. The reason for this is that our bodies are made completely of cells, divided in three categories of functionalities. Dental cells belong into the stem cell category and because these are caught at the early stage of development in your child's life, they just might be able to save your child's life down the road should the occasion ever arise.

For such an amazing task, you might be thinking how much is the storage going to cost at the expensive cryogenic laboratory that you're going to have to find to keep your child's baby teeth at? But no worries there because Small Joys says that according to medical technology professionals, the dental cells are already perfect preserved in their own little chambers. All you need to do is provide them with a nice, dry, safe and clean environment. This can be something as simple as a little BPA-free box with a snap lid.

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Be sure to mark the outside with the contents such as your child's complete name, the date they lost their tooth, the age they lost the tooth at, and maybe even the location of the tooth if you can. You can easily find a dental chart online. If you're feeling fancy, there are even some little cases made just for the occasion that comes with spaces for each tooth! Can't go wrong there.

In the end, hanging on to baby teeth is important to help doctors and scientists help make great strides in the world of stem cell research and breakthroughs with major diseases. Plus you've got to admit that it's also kind of cute to save for the memories, too!

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Keeping Your Childs Baby Teeth Could Save Their Life In The Future - BabyGaga

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