Michael C. Goldman, DDS

Stem-Cells from "Baby teeth"
            ...Harvested and  Saved for Future Use

Recently it was discovered by researchers that the baby teeth that children lose approximately between the ages of 6 and 13 contain a rich supply of stem-cells in the nerve tissue inside the tooth.

There are laboratories that  will  process these naturally lost  baby teeth and harvest the stem-cells and then "store" them for future use.  There are several advantages of this new technique.

First, it is not  controversial as far as I know.  Controversy about  stem cells has been caused by the fact that in the past stem cells have been obtained from embryonic tissues from abortions. 

The  technique  discussed here is a non-controversial alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells.

Another advantage is that the  stem cells obtained are the child's own tissue, so they can be used later without any fear of tissue incompatibility or transmission of infection from another donor.  These are very  big considerations. 

Your  pedodontic dentist  would likely know of  labs that he or she  can work with to provide this service.  One such  lab is BioEden Inc.  
See: www.bioeden.com for more details.  There may be other labs that also provide this  service but this is  the only one I know of at this time.

While this is not a service I offer in my practice [since I rarely treat young children], it is something that you could  discuss with your child's pedodontic dentist. 

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More info about the following is available  if you select  "topics".

Holistic dentistry is an approach to dental treatment, primarily  caring for  patients' health and safety from both a conventional as well as  "alternative healthcare" point of view.   It is sometimes called "biological" dentistry or "biocompatible" dentistry.  In it's fullest sense, I believe it   acknowledges and deals with  the mind, body and spirit of the patient, not just his or her "teeth".  See Topics / Info.....

Cosmetic dentistry is about doing   quality , esthetic dentistry in a way that looks natural to begin with, and furthermore,   can even  improve  one's  attractiveness through techniques such as bonding, bleaching, veneers, caps, implants and more.  It can   be like "instant orthodontics" in correcting  crooked, twisted or misplaced teeth in many instances.  Dark or mis-shapen teeth can be restored.   Smiles that lack youthful vigor or beauty can be revitalized! See Topics / Info..

In holistic dentistry there is an effort  to find  biocompatible materials to use to reduce toxicity for  everyone, especially the chemically sensitive.  Amalgam use is avoided   in holistic dentistry (" amalgam free" or "mercury free") due to concern about possible toxicity problems.  Amalgam removal  and replacement with natural-looking bonded materials is a common holistic dentistry treatment as well as a common cosmetic dentistry  treatment.   Detoxification, especially of residual mercury deposits in body tissues from amalgams is often done.  Root canals are controversial  in holistic dentsitry and are discussed under topics.  And much more....

Bleaching, veneers, bonding, caps, bridges, and implants  are cosmetic dentistry treatments that are also  discussed in  Cosmetic Dentistry, and more...

 

 

 

 

 

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