What type of adult stem cells does Babytooth Technologies work with?
Babytooth Technologies works with adult stem cells found in the dental pulp of baby teeth, wisdom teeth, and adult periodontal ligament. They are referred to as SHED. Dr. Shi coined the phrase SHED to set them apart from other adult stem cells because of their unique ability to increase their numbers quickly in culture, their robustness, their ability to secrete neurotropic (nerve-growing) factors and the fact that in transplantation they remain and do not die off like other stem cells.
