If you have children, you likely remember the moment when they lost their first tooth.<\/p>\n
They wait in anticipation for the tooth fairy to come and snatch up their baby tooth, leaving behind a few coins or bills in return. Although many parents keep their children\u2019s<\/p>\n
first lost tooth, we tend to just discard the ones that follow. However, if your children are still young,<\/p>\n
you might want to hang on to all of your kids\u2019 lost baby teeth.Scientists and doctors are encouraging parents<\/p>\n
to hang on to their kids\u2019 baby teeth, and the reasons why have nothing to do with being sentimental.<\/p>\n
As it turns out,there is an abundance of stem cells present in their teeth that could potentially save their lives further down the road.<\/p>\n
Stem cells are often used to treat diseases like Parkinson\u2019s, Alzheimer\u2019s, and certain types of cancer.<\/p>\n
Many people diagnosed with these have to wait extended periods of time to find a suitable bone marrow match.<\/p>\n
However, if your child is ever diagnosed with one of these diseases and you hang on to their baby teeth,<\/p>\n
the stem cells in them can be used in treatment, and they won\u2019t have to wait for a donor.<\/p>\n
If the teeth are not stored correctly, the stem cells present in them may not be able to be harvested if the need ever arose.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not just your kids\u2019 baby teeth that can be stored for future use. Any teeth that are pulled (including wisdom teeth)<\/p>\n
can be helpful further down the road, so talk about tooth banking with your child\u2019s dentist if they\u2019re scheduled to have any<\/p>\n
teeth pulled.No parent wants to consider the terrifying thought of their child potentially being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.<\/p>\n
However, if you take steps like storing their teeth, it can make all the difference in treatment if something like that ever were to happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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