StemCell Therapy

Tooth stem cells (also called dental stem cells) are cells collected from the teeth and supporting oral structures.Dental pulp is the soft living tissue inside a tooth that contains a type of adult stem cell called a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC). The ideal time to harvest dental stem cells is when children lose their baby teeth through natural loss or extraction by a dentist.

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Tooth stem cells are defined as stem cells collected from the dental structures, including components of the developing tooth, as well as structures within the mature tooth and periodontal ligaments. Tooth stem cells are multipotent, meaning they can become a variety of cell types that could potentially be used for therapeutic applications.

The type of stem cell found within the dental pulp is called a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC). MSCs from a range of sources are being explored in more than 800 clinical trials worldwide, making teeth an interesting source of these cells.

While MSCs from teeth have not yet been approved for clinical use in humans, there is interesting potential for their use within regenerative medicine applications.

Tooth Stem Cell Cost

The cost of tooth stem cell storage has two parts, the Processing Fee and the Storage Fee. The Processing Fee is a one-time fee, while the Storage Fee is a reoccurring fee.

The Processing Fee covers the steps that the dental stem cell bank must take to prepare the valuable cells within a tooth for long-term storage. The Storage Fee covers the cost of preserving the tooth stem cells in frozen (cryogenic) conditions with proper backup systems and data protection.

For BioEden, the market leader in the U.S. and worldwide, its Processing Fee is$1,250. Its annual Storage Cost is $120 per year or $17.95 per month.

Alternatively, BioEden offers the option for a family to pay a lump sum fee to cover One Off Processing and 21 Years of Storage for $2930. Over a 21 year period, this options offers over $840 in savings as compared to paying annually at $120/year.

Click here to see BioEdens full pricing schedule for tooth stem cell storage.

Should I Store Tooth Stem Cells?

Whether or not to store tooth stem cells is a personal decisions, but stem cells from dental pulp do have differences in comparison to other types of stem cells. First, they are not limited to the quantity extracted from a tooth, because the cells can be expanded in number within a laboratory.

Second, they have the ability todifferentiate into range of other cell types, and in this regard, have a diverse range of potentialapplications.

Cellsharvested from baby teeth are also advantageous in that they have been harvested while the cells are young, healthy, and full offunctionality.

Finally, harvesting tooth stem cells is a non-invasive method of collecting stem cells. No medical or dental intervention is required, because a tooth can be exfoliatednaturally. In the case of tooth extraction, these procedures are necessary for other dental reasons and the ability to preserve tooth stem cells is a valuable byproduct.

Stem cells from teeth are of growing interest among parents, because these stem cells can be collected without the need for invasive procedures.

While tooth stem cell storageis a relatively new service, new competitors are entering the market on a global basis. The United States, UK, and India currently host the greatest number of dental stem cell storage companies.

The largest competitor within the tooth stem cell storage market is BioEden.BioEden became the worlds first company to collect, assess, and cryogenically store living stem cells from teeth when it began offering services in 2006.

BioEden now operates in 25 countries and has members in over 60 countries. It also has laboratories in the US (Texas), Europe (UK), and Asia (Thailand).

It is also one of the few tooth stem cell companies that storesallsamples in duplicate inseparate locations for thepurpose of creating additional security and safety. This can preserve the cells in the event of natural disaster or other emergency.

With this wide global reach and early entry into the field, BioEden is estimated to control morethan 50% of the dental stem cell storage market worldwide.To learn more, view our interview with Tony Veverka, the CEO of BioEden.

Interview with Tony Veverka, Chief Group Executive of BioEden How Dental Stem Cells Will Impact Our Future https://t.co/ubbG3TFa1M

BioInformant (@StemCellMarket) June 19, 2016

Types of Tooth Stem Cells

Five different types of tooth stem cells have been discovered, which are:

While the future is unknown, it is possible that tooth stem cells could be used in the future to restore tooth structure lost to decay or injury, as well astreat a range of acute and chronic diseases.

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