Wait! Before you plan for the tooth fairy to come and take away your child’s tooth, consider preserving it for future use. Believe it or not, the human tooth contains healthy pulp tissue which contains stem cells that can be utilized to regenerate your child’s health if needed. Sounds like a Sci-Fi movie, but it’s not. It works along the same principles as preserving the cord blood when your baby is born. Stem cells extracted from the healthy tissue within your child’s tooth can help fix medical ailments, grow new organs, repair bone, and much more.

There are more than 70 people currently in clinical trials right now, and the potential is incredible. Science is moving forward very quickly. Stem cells from teeth are a back-up insurance plan for your child. You don’t have to sacrifice a tooth. In fact, you work with your dentist to ensure that a healthy, loose tooth is taken out while there is still active blood supply to the tooth. The dentist can put up to four teeth in a vial that contains nutrients to keep the stem cells alive, and puts the teeth into hypothermia. The vial is shipped overnight to a company called Stem Save for preservation until you need it. The teeth are saved for your child and are not used for research. This whole process is coordinated with your dentist and Stem Save. All you have to do is set up the account, which can be done completely online. Stem Save and your dentist take care of everything for you.

If at some point in the future your child would need an organ transplant, bone marrow, skin, etc., their body will not run the risk of rejecting those from a donor because their own stem cells would be utilized. Currently, the Army is utilizing this method to help wounded soldiers heal from their injuries.

What exactly are stem cells? They are the carriers for repaired DNA and are capable of replicating themselves. Research studies have discovered that stem cells from teeth are some of the most powerful stem cells in the entire human body.  Interestingly, these stem cells can replicate at a faster rate and for a longer period of time than stem cells which have been harvested from other tissues within the body. As your body ages, the regenerative capabilities slow down so the earlier in life the stem cells are obtained, the more valuable they will be when they are needed most.

What will storing your family's stem cells from teeth do for you?
Protect your child’s future health.
Practically eliminate the potential risk of cell rejection and other complications.
This is an opportunity that is available now, is safe, convenient and affordable.
Since younger stem cells grow faster and for longer periods of time, they have less potential for mutations. Therefore these stem cells will be more effective when needed for future regenerative therapies.   If you are curious and would like to learn more, visit StemSave.com and talk to your family’s dentist about this opportunity. Even if your dentist is not included in the web site directory, you can still have your dentist do this for you. New dentists are added each and every day.

Think about all the teeth that have been collected and saved for baby books or just thrown away that could have been used. Its secondary insurance worth having, wouldn’t you agree?