{"id":84306,"date":"2024-10-09T15:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=84306"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:22:05","slug":"scientists-urge-parents-to-preserve-baby-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/scientists-urge-parents-to-preserve-baby-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Urge Parents to Preserve Baby Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>In recent years, scientists have found a surprising new reason for parents to keep their\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>children\u2019s<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>\u00a0baby teeth. Aside from sentimental value, these teeth hold vital medical potential, as they contain stem cells that can\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>be used<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'> for future health treatments.\n<figure id='\"attachment_37178\"' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-37178\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-37178 entered lazyloaded src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11242723.jpg%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11242723.jpg' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"1920\"' height='\"1281\"' data-lazy-srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11242723.jpg' data-lazy-sizes='\"(max-width:' data-lazy-src='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11242723.jpg\"' data-ll-status='\"loaded\"' data-lazy- title='\"\"'>\n<p>Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya\n</p><p><span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>Stem cells found in baby teeth are\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>especially valuable<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>\u00a0because of their ability to develop into different types of cells. This regenerative property could help treat\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>serious<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>\u00a0conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and neurological disorders such as\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>Parkinson\u2019s<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>\u00a0or\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>Alzheimer\u2019s<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>.\n<figure id='\"attachment_37177\"' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-37177\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-37177 entered lazyloaded src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/pexels-rdne-6182764.jpg%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-rdne-6182764.jpg' https: alt='\"Baby' teeth width='\"1920\"' height='\"1280\"' data-lazy-srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-rdne-6182764.jpg' data-lazy-sizes='\"(max-width:' data-lazy-src='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-rdne-6182764.jpg\"' data-ll-status='\"loaded\"' data-lazy- title='\"\"'>\n<p>Photo by RDNE Stock project\n</p><p><span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>While stem cells can\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>be extracted<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>\u00a0from bone marrow or umbilical cord blood, baby teeth provide a more accessible and less invasive option.\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>This<span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'> has led researchers to encourage parents to consider preserving these teeth, as they could offer life-saving medical benefits in the future.\n<figure id='\"attachment_37175\"' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-37175\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-37175 entered lazyloaded src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/eddie-kopp-3O5GPcS3juY-unsplash.jpg%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/eddie-kopp-3O5GPcS3juY-unsplash.jpg' https: alt='\"Baby' teeth width='\"640\"' height='\"501\"' data-lazy-srcset='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/eddie-kopp-3O5GPcS3juY-unsplash.jpg' data-lazy-sizes='\"(max-width:' data-lazy-src='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/eddie-kopp-3O5GPcS3juY-unsplash.jpg\"' data-ll-status='\"loaded\"' data-lazy- title='\"\"'>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0Eddie Kopp\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash\n</p><p>There are now\u00a0several tooth banking services available that help parents properly store and preserve baby teeth for potential future use.\u00a0These services maintain the teeth under\u00a0specific conditions, ensuring\u00a0that the\u00a0stem cells remain viable for medical treatments whenever needed.\n<figure id='\"attachment_37176\"' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-37176\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-37176 entered lazyloaded src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/viralstrange.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/jonathan-ramalho-UagIS1dtjeE-unsplash.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"640\"' height='\"427\"' data-lazy-src='\"https:\/\/viralstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jonathan-ramalho-UagIS1dtjeE-unsplash.jpg\"' data-ll-status='\"loaded\"' data-lazy- title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-37176\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>\nPhoto by\u00a0Jonathan Ramalho\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces='\"true\"'>For parents, keeping baby teeth is no longer just a nostalgic keepsake but a potentially life-saving resource. With advancements in medical technology, the stem cells in these teeth could play a crucial role in treating serious illnesses down the line.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, scientists have found a surprising new reason for parents to keep their\u00a0children\u2019s\u00a0baby teeth. Aside from sentimental value, these teeth hold vital medical potential, as they contain stem cells that can\u00a0be used for future health treatments. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya Stem cells found in baby teeth are\u00a0especially valuable\u00a0because of their ability to develop &hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":84308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84310,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84306\/revisions\/84310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></span></p></figcaption></figure></p></figure></span></span></span></span></span></p></figure></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></figure></span></span></span></span></span></p>