Is There A Winning Lotto Ticket In Your Child's Mouth?

    GURNEE, IL, December 12, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The early prophylactic removal of developing third molars common called wisdom teeth can avoid future surgical problems and expenses. The developing tooth bud can supply valuable pluripotent stem cells that may be used to treat diabetes, liver disease or for anti-aging or regenerative medicine.

The surgical removal of wisdom teeth carries multiple risks including up to a 6% chance of paraethesia (permanent numbness) of the tongue, lip, gums or teeth. This is similar to what it feels like after receiving anaesthetic.

There is frequently significant discomfort during or following the procedure and long-term TMJ disorders, including clicking, popping and locking are frequently linked removal of mandibular wisdom teeth.

The removal of the developing tooth germ or tooth bud is in contrast a low risk procedure that is done with minimal trauma or post op complications. More importantly this developing tooth bud is an ideal source of powerful multi or pluripotent stem cells. Dr Wayne Franco is president of New Heart LLC sees a major escalation in stem cell therapies in the near future. According to Dr Franco, the developing tooth bud may be the richest and most versatile source of viable stem cells. There are advantages of these Stem Cells compared to Umbilical Cord Blood and Embryonic Stem Cells. The lab reports on stem cells from wisdom tooth buds are impressive.

Stem cells from lost baby teeth and wisdom teeth are being banked but are generally of lower quality. Dr Franco is now working with a Gurnee, Illinois dentist, Dr Ira L Shapira who is president of Dato-Tech and has method and device patents on the collection of stem cells from minimally invasive prophylactic removal of wisdom tooth buds before calcification.

Dr Franco and Dr Shapira from Dato-Tech have joined forces to provide a new source of Stem Cells for parents who missed the window of opportunity to save their children's Cord Blood. Dr Franco is currently providing an opportunity for patients to have prophylactic removal of wisdom teeth buds and subsequent processing, evaluation, and storage of stem cells.

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Wayne Franco MD, CEO, New Heart, LLC
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Stem cells derived from teeth may help aid in treating spinal injuries according to a December 5th article in Dentistry Today, which stated, "the researchers were from Nagoya University in Japan. They infused dental stem cells into the spinal cord tissues of rats with broken backs. They discovered that dental pulp kept the cells alive. They also regenerated damaged nerves, allowing new cells to grow and aid the spinal cord." The treated animals regained leg movements after transplantation, which is exciting news for patients with spinal column injuries.

This study was done with stem cells derived from adult wisdom teeth. A consensus is currently developing that stem cells from the developing tooth bud or tooth germ are much more powerful and less differentiated. According to Dr Wayne Franco of New Heart LLC stem cells from tooth buds are multipotent and may rival embryonic stem cells in ability to be pluripotent. Another study, published in November Cell Transplantation from Nagoya University School of Medicine showed that dental stem cells could aid in bone regeneration.

"This study highlights the promise of obtaining stem cells from unusual sources, such as teeth, and their potential benefit in familial treatments for bone reconstruction," said Julio Voltarelli, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine and clinical immunology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. "Due to their potential to also become other cell types such as neural cells, it will be interesting to see what future studies reveal about the possible uses of these cells."

The dog stem cells that were successfully utilized came from three experimental groups: canine mesenchymal stem cells mixed with platelet rich plasma (PRP), canine dental pulp stem cells/PRP; and puppy primary tooth stem cells/PRP. The study showed that "Stem cells extracted from teeth and dental pulp of canines can be grafted and regenerate bone between parents and offspring, according to report published online Nov. 5 in Cell Transplantation." The ability to graft stem cells to parents is a game changer for anti-aging medicine.

A final study in the November Cells Tissues and Organs, "Characterization of dental pulp stem cells from impacted third molars cultured in low serum containing medium" confirmed the incredible usefulness of stem cells from dental pulp in developing teeth. The authors stated that they had shown that cells from the dental pulp were "self-renewing and able to express markers of bone, cartilage, vascular and neural tissues, suggesting their multipotential capacity".

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health Journal, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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