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What makes dental stem cells so unique?

April 26, 2017dental stem cells

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What makes dental stem cells so unique?

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Stem cells are the “master” cells of the body. Dental stem cells different than other stem cells in many ways: They are very easy to collect. Unlike harvesting bone marrow stem cells which requires invasive surgery and cord blood stem cells which are only available at birth, dental stem cells can be collected from baby teeth and wisdom teeth which would otherwise be discarded. Dental stem cells are adult stem cells and are not the subject of the same ethical concerns as embryonic stem cells.