Research & Treatment
Treatment
While stem cells from teeth are not used routinely in medical treatments today, experts believe that one day they could be used to treat many different diseases and injuries. A small selection of research using stem cells from teeth and their potential to treat a variety of disorders is listed below. For a more comprehensive review of research relating specifically to stem cells from teeth can be downloaded here
- Treatment of type 1 Diabetes and prevention of diabetic retinopathy – Read article
- Parkinsons Disease – Read article
- Repair of blood vessels for cerebral ischaemia (stroke) and limb ischaemia – Read article
- Repair of cardiac tissue following a heart attack – Read article
- Liver disease – Read article: 1, 2
- Immune disorders such as systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) – Read article
- Age related degenerative disorders – Read article
- Burns and tissue repair – Read article
- Corneal reconstruction – Read article
- Repair of the central nervous system – Read article: 1, 2
- Repair of nerve and vascular tissue and treatment of neurological disease – Read article: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Bone growth and repair including facial reconstruction – Read article: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- Tissue engineering and plastic surgery – Read article: 1, 2, 3
- Dental treatments – Read article: 1, 2
Research
The continuous advancement in stem cell therapy around the world means scientists are well down the path to curing diseases and disabling medical conditions that would otherwise remain untreatable.
For stem cell therapy to work however, it is imperative that the source of the stem cells is compatible with the recipient and to avoid the rejection of transplanted tissues, it is always best to use the patient’s own stem cells for these treatments.
The cells found in teeth hold the potential to treat conditions such as:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Neuronal degenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Paralysis due to spinal cord injury
- Liver disease
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Joint bone repair
As medical research continues, and these exciting breakthroughs move ever closer, storing teeth stem cells from your child is an excellent way to prepare for the healthcare needs they may encounter in their adult life.
As part of our ongoing work in this area, we also require a constant supply of viable new stem cells. Customers therefore have the option to generously donate a portion of their child’s tooth stem cells towards our ongoing research work, meaning that they may ultimately benefit not just their own children but many other families as well. Anyone opting-in to this donation will have a portion of their cells stored separately for research work but it will not affect the final number of stem cells stored for their own purposes. We would be delighted to discuss this option with anyone that is interested.
