"They call it a 'Time machine for stem cells,' freezing tissue from inside teeth to keep the cells available for uses sciences hasn't even discovered yet."

"Proper funding secured, top business leaders recruited to drive Provia to profitability and dominance in the Dental Stem Cell Banking Sector."

“He needed to get his wisdom teeth extracted. As part of the process, we learned about this tooth storage opportunity,” Janette Fennell said.

"In the future it could be used to treat nerve damage from a car accident, or replacement of an organ, or treatment of type 1 diabetes," Dr. Bresler explained.

Parents: you've probably heard about the benefits of banking your newborn's cord blood as a potential source of stem cells in the future.  But how about storing your children's teeth?  Cells harvested from teeth could provide health benefits years down the road. 

Parents: you've probably heard about the benefits of banking your newborn's cord blood as a potential source of stem cells in the future.  But how about storing your children's teeth?  Cells harvested from teeth could provide health benefits years down the road. 

"It's sort of a tiny little gold mine of cells,” said Dentist James Rore. “They have the capability to become any sort of cell. Whether it be heart tissue or brain tissue, nerve tissue."

Two time Emmy Award winning journalist Maureen McFadden WNDU interviews the Fennell family and pediatric dentist Jason Bresler, DMD of Doc Bresler's Cavity Busters on the benefits of banking your children's dental stem cells.

"The Fennell family is banking on medical advances in the future that may give their son a healthcare advantage someday if he would need it. “It’s a contingency plan. It’s much like insurance, but instead of it being a death benefit, it’s a life-giving benefit,” said Greig Fennell."

"Families in Northern California are paying to have stem cells from inside their children’s teeth extracted and preserved, with the hope that stem cell technology will eventually be able to use those cells to combat disease and illness. Preserving dental pulp stem cells is a trend that’s been growing nationwide in the past 10 years..."

"A study in 2003 showed that baby teeth are a rich source of stem cells, which are like protocells that can be grown into multiple kinds of cells if needed. That means that if later in life, a child needs replacement tissue for whatever reason, the stem cells from their baby teeth can be used to grow the needed tissue."

"CBS Sacramento interviews a Citrus Heights family who banked their son's dental stem cells with Store-A-Tooth in the hopes of providing him with access to future regenerative therapies for type-1 diabetes."

"Baby teeth contain stem cells inside the dental pulp of the tooth, stem cells that can regenerate into neurons, bone and cartilage, and some cardiac cells that can repair damaged heart tissue. In short, these stem cells can help to cure a myriad of diseases that children are or will be susceptible to."

"We’ve all heard about banking our children’s umbilical cord stem cells. In fact, I can pretty much predict that you got some reading materials about it in your welcome packet after your first prenatal visit to your midwife or OB, but now there is a new trend in the parenting world that makes collecting your babe’s cord blood seem like old news: banking your kid’s baby teeth. Yes, this is a real thing. Yes, it’s becoming common practice. And yes, it has some pretty amazing benefits that every parent should learn about."

"Alison Bassetto's voice is steady and brisk as she explains why her husband's untimely death prompted her to have her 19-year-old son's wisdom teeth banked. The practice of cryopreserving children's baby or wisdom teeth is one that's been around for a decade. Tooth banking is not currently popular, but the trend is gaining acceptance mainly in the developed countries, researchers have found."

"After a child loses a tooth, many parents hold onto it for sentimental reasons, especially if it's the child's first tooth. Others simply throw them away, not wanting keep something that does not have practical value anymore. However, recent studies suggest baby teeth could possibly be valuable items with the potential to have a positive impact on a child's health as they grow older."

"When a kid loses a tooth, it usually ends up with the tooth fairy or in the trash. But what many parents don’t know is those tiny teeth have huge potential for healing. Baby (or deciduous) teeth contain mesenchymal stem cells, the kind that can develop into tissues like bone, nerve or muscle."

"Some new parents decide to save their child's umbilical cord blood in case the stem cells are needed in the future. Now parents can save their child's baby teeth to potentially save his or her life."

"When she was just 11 months old, Billie Sue Wozniak’s daughter Juno was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that affects 1.25 million people and approximately 200,000 children under age 20 in the United States."

"The next time your child loses a baby tooth or has an upcoming extraction at the dentist, you might want to skip the Tooth Fairy. Instead, you can "bank" it."

"In the past, people having babies were making decisions about banking stem cells in the delivery room. Now, they may get a second chance, when their kids are sitting in the dentist's chair."

"These days almost everyone has heard of umbilical cord blood banking, but more and more parents are discovering a new option to store their child’s stem cells from baby teeth, wisdom teeth, and teeth extracted for orthodontia for use in future regenerative treatments."

"There's been so much research done on the benefits of saving stem cells from a baby's umbilical cord, but some teeth also carry these important cells too."

" A lot of research has been done on the benefits of saving stem cells from a baby's umbilical cord, but not all parents realize the same cells can be taken from a child's tooth that falls out or from a wisdom tooth."

"Not many people may know it yet, but the stem cells in baby teeth and wisdom teeth can be preserved to potentially save people’s lives. That’s why Dr. Douglas Colthurst of Colthurst DDS General Dentistry recommends his patients consider this optional service."

"Doctors are urging parents everywhere to keep their kids baby teeth, and no it’s not for sentimental reasons. A new study has shown that baby teeth are a rich source of stem cells, which are like protocells and can be grown into multiple kinds of cells if needed..”

"Losing a first tooth is something of a rite of passage for kids everywhere. It’s a sign that you’re growing up and getting bigger....potentially, the practice of storing baby teeth could save lives and treat a variety of ailments. Read on to learn more about this amazing process.”

"Have you ever played the ‘tooth fairy’ game with your kids? Y’know, the one where you get them to hide their newly-displaced baby tooth under their pillow so a magical little creature can slip in at night and replace it with some cash? As fun as it is, it’s pretty short-lived. Your kid gets a buck or two, spends it on a toy and that’s the end of it. Unless, of course, the fairy happened to drop that baby tooth off at a tooth bank.”

"Should a dental practice offer dental stem cell storage to its patients? This is a question that I found easy to answer with a resounding "yes.""

"As researchers continue to unlock the benefits of stem cells, people now have a new way to harvest and save their own stem cells for future use in regenerative treatments."

"Having your wisdom teeth extracted can be a painful experience for most people undergoing the surgery, but for one family, it has more benefits that what most people would expect."

"Stem cell research has made incredible advancements over the years.  It has helped to fight disease, grow tissue or even bone.  Scientists have now found many ways of extracting stem cells, including from your teeth."

"Research into the world of dental DNA and stem cells could give plenty of people something worth smiling about, and the key to staying healthy could indeed be those pearly whites."

"As many of you are aware, we at Grace Century have spent the last 4 years promoting what we think is the future of medicine; Bio-banking in stem cells. How exciting, right? Regenerative medicine, the potential therapies or even cures for many of human diseases like Diabetes, spinal-cord injuries, Parkinson’s Disease……the list goes on."

"Dr. Monte Page with Revive Dental discusses how stem cell banking works."

"In our family, we think of it as an insurance policy. One we hope to never use," said Dr. Maye. "Every year, it seems like they're finding more cures to different ailments from these stem cells."

"Baby teeth contain stem cells inside the dental pulp of the tooth, stem cells that can regenerate into neurons, bone and cartilage, and some cardiac cells that can repair damaged heart tissue. In short, these stem cells can help to cure a myriad of diseases that children are susceptible to."

WZZM13's Health Reporter takes a look at how storing your child's baby and wisdom teeth could help save their life.

"A Bay State lab that banks stem cells from people’s baby teeth for potential fixes to diabetes, spinal cord injury and other conditions has seen demand nearly double over the last year — though researchers have yet to develop any therapies using dental material."

"As scientists race to find potential uses for these particular stem cells (so far therapies for Type 1 diabetes are in the works), storage houses have opened up across the U.S. to collect samples and labs have even created kits to help parents preserve baby teeth as soon as they fall out."

"A decade ago, a doctor discovered that baby teeth contain similar stem cells to cord blood that could potentially cure diseases or grow replacement tissue and bones in the body.."

"Parents, like Jennifer and John Hess who have a son with Type 1 Diabetes, are banking on the lifesaving potential in baby teeth."

"Stem cells hold promise for curing disease and preserving quality of life. But some forms of harvesting those stem cells, like from embryos, have been controversial. Now there is new way to do it that may save your child's life."

Store-A-Tooth™ Dental Stem Cell Banking and Product News

Store-A-Tooth™ Dental Stem Cell Banking and Product News

Store-A-Tooth™ Dental Stem Cell Banking and Product News

Featured on Dental Products Report’s March cover, Store-A-Tooth is Provia Laboratories’ primary product offering. The simplest way to explain the product is that it gives families a second chance.

"We’ve all heard stem cells hold great promise for curing disease. Now an easy new way to get stem cells has some people taking their children to the dentist to get their baby teeth pulled."

Dr. Daliah and Dr. Saxe discuss the benefits of Store-A-Tooth and dental stem cell banking.

"Wellesley residents Howard Greenman and Dr. Jeffrey Gruneich want parents to make an informed decision before throwing their children’s teeth away."