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That's right. We have yet another new way to get stem cells now. I have touched on stem cells from the bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood, fat, noses....and now we have Adult Stem Cells extracted from pulled teeth. Wisdom teeth, baby teeth, and healthy permanent teeth-- if a dentist pulls it, stem cells can be extracted from it.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr.
Gregory Chotkowski, DMD , the president of Stem Save, a stem cell storage company that stores stem cells taken from pulled teeth. Dr. Chotkowski, first got involved in stem cells because his son suffers from Muscular Dystrophy. After researching stem cells for his son and realizing that each time he pulled a tooth as a practicing oral surgeon, he was missing a possible chance to preserve stem cells in each of his patients- Dr. Chotkowski decided to help form Stem Save.Dr. Chotkowski sees his company as a possible "2nd chance" for parents who may not have stored their children's umbilical cord blood stem cells, but later on wished they had. Therefore, when let's say a 5 year old has his baby teeth pulled out, a dentist who is affiliated with Stem Save, puts the teeth in a special kit and then it is sent to Stem Save where they extract the pulp which contains the stem cells and it is then preserved in FDA compliant conditions similar to the way cord blood is saved. Dr. Chotkowski says the next challenge his company faces is putting the stored stem cells into use. He says there is a big disconnect between the dental world (dentists) and the medical field (doctors). He wants to bridge that gap. Therefore, Dr. Chotkowski has put together an impressive Science Advisory Council to work on putting these stem cells into play in the near future (I hope!).
Dr. Chotkowski sent me this article on his company that goes into more details:
Dental stem cells offer hope -- for the future
By Kathy Kincade
Editor in Chief
June 4, 2008
For Gregory Chotkowski, D.M.D., O.M.S., a retired oral surgeon whose son suffers from muscular dystrophy, the ability to harvest and preserve stem cells from the dental pulp of newly extracted teeth is a dream come true. So is being able to offer this same service to dentists and their patients.