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Current and Emerging Applications

Given the pace of research in this field, experts predict a broad array of applications in 'regenerative medicine' to be enabled by stem cells in the near future.

Adult stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood have been used for decades to treat patients for dozens of diseases, most notably leukemia and other blood-related conditions.
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Adult stem cells from teeth have been used to successfully grow jawbone and treat periodontal disease in people. Scientists and clinicians are investigating many additional uses for dental stem cells, for example treating root canals and even regenerating whole new teeth.

Dental stem cells are also being studied as a way to help treat a number of medical diseases and conditions:

  • Diabetes
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Stroke
  • Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
  • Liver disease
  • Cornea repair
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Alzheimer's

The earliest applications for dental stem cells are expected to be the repair of damaged tooth structures and craniofacial defects, bone regeneration, and possibly the treatment of neural tissue injury or degenerative diseases.
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 2003)


Quotation Start "By age 65, the prevalence of periodontal disease has doubled; more than one out of every 6 seniors has gum disease. In fact, over one fourth of adults over age 65 have lost all their teeth."
(Data from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health)

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"...Periodontal (gum) diseases are associated with diabetes, and there is emerging evidence of a relationship between severe periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease and stroke."
(Report from the CDC Division of Oral Health)

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"Stem cell research may eventually lead to therapies that could be used to treat diseases that afflict approximately 128 million Americans."
(Excerpt from a White House press release dated Aug 9, 2001)

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Store-A-Tooth is a service that provides you the opportunity to store the stem cells inside of teeth that come out. Eligible teeth include baby teeth, wisdom teeth, and other healthy teeth that need to be surgically extracted during the normal course of dental care.

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