The Best Method of Saving Stem Cells is Not Yet Widely Available. Currently Umbilical Cord Blood and Saving Extracted Teeth are the Best Methods. Minimally Invasive Early Wisdom Tooth Removal Meets Ideal Treatment Characteristics

    GURNEE, IL, October 26, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Banking of personal stem cells gives patients access to future medical discoveries with minimal expense or morbidity. The most well known type of stem cell storage is from umbilical cord blood which is a proven entity. The problem with umbilical cord blood is that it is a one time opportunity that once missed is forever past. Many parents who planned on saving their children's cord blood missed the opportunity because childbirth is not always a scheduled procedure and the health of the mother and child supercedes collection of cord blood. Many have donated cord blood to public cord blood banks where it is being used to save lives today.

Stem cells from wisdom teeth is a relatively new idea that has already been proven by research. While the proof of concept has been done the actual saving of stem cells is just beginning. Research has shown that there are stem cells in the periodontal membrane and in dental pulp. Collection of stem cells from these tissues in extracted wisdom teeth and deciduous or baby teeth is now possible. The following link provides additional information on the recent science associated with this field:

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There is a better method of collecting higher quality and less mature stem cells that is minimally invasive and decreases pain and morbidity associated with third molar extractions. When children are 9-10 years old the future wisdom tooth is a tooth bud that is not calcified and can be easily removed in a minimally invasive method with the devices designed and patented by Dr Ira L Shapira. The developing third molar is barely under the surface of the gums and it is totally uncalcified. The stem cells that will eventually form nerve cells, blood vessels, dentin, enamel, periodontal membranes, and over 26 different nerve receptors are easily collected within a couple of minutes. Dr Shapira has been in negotiations with several companies to change how dental stem cell collections are done. He believes that the method used by StemSave is excellent for patients who have already missed the opportunity for early removal of wisdom teeth. He has also had meetings with the Academy of Pediatric Dentistry,and numerous companies involved in dentistry and stem cell research.

It is time for the dental profession to decide if it is in the best interest of patients to let wisdom teeth until they become a problem. The early removal of wisdom teeth will benefit patients even if they do not opt to store stem cells.

Dr Shapira is best known as a pioneer of Dental Sleep Medicine and is the found of I HATE CPAP! and www.ihatecpap.com a company dedicated to education about the dangers of sleep apnea and snoring. It is the premiere site for information about Dental Sleep Medicine and the find a dentist section has helped hundreds of patients find Sleep Apnea Dentists who offer comfortable alternatives to CPAP. He is a Diplomate of The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Fellow of the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics and a Diplomat of the Acaemy of Pain Management.

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health, 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 Schools 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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