Why do families choose to store their dental stem cells?

There are many reasons. Some treat the service as a sort of biological insurance. Others have chosen to store stem cells because their family has specific history or risk factors that prompt them to consider all potential options available. Some see the field of stem cells growing rapidly and do not want to miss the opportunity to keep the cells now. Most agree, that there are limited opportunities to safely, inexpensively, and painlessly acquire and save these valuable stem cells in case they are ever needed.

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How many families have stored dental stem cells?

Hundreds of thousands have chosen to store stem cells from their child's umbilical cord blood. An increasing number are also choosing to store dental stem cells.

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Should I bank cells from more than one tooth?

Although it is not known for certain how many cells will be needed for clinical use in the future, we recommend you store as many as possible to ensure the most cells are available. For this reason, Store-A-Tooth does not charge extra for up to four teeth from the same patient when they are collected and shipped at the same time.

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Should I bank cells from more than one child?

Yes. Unless the children are identical twins, their cells will not be a perfect immunological match.

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I have stored my child's cord blood already and I've heard about other stem cell research. Why should I store my child's dental stem cells?

Scientists are still learning which source of stem cells will work best for which applications. Many families bank both cord blood and dental stem cells because dental stem cells may be useful generating tissues that cord blood cannot, such as bone, neurons, muscle, and cartilage. Cord blood stem cells are typically limited to treating blood cancers and genetic diseases of the blood.

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