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Did your parents save your baby teeth? If not, they should\u2019ve! This practice might seem strange, but it\u2019s actually helpful for several purposes. You need to save those baby teeth after the tooth fairy leaves because your children can benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are three reasons why you might want to keep your kids\u2019 baby teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n Your children\u2019s baby teeth contain stem cells. What are stem cells? These are substances that help your body repair damaged areas. They exist in the human body in your brain, heart and more. In other words, you need stem cells to live.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s possible to find stem cells <\/span>in the dental pulp<\/span> that sits in the tooth\u2019s center. If you preserve baby teeth, you\u2019ll have access to stem cells down the line. That\u2019s a great resource to have when your kids suddenly need replacement tissue. You won\u2019t have to put their name on a donor list.<\/span><\/p>\n Why are baby teeth better for stem cells? They contain special cells that adult teeth don\u2019t have. Plus, it\u2019s more likely that baby teeth stem cells will survive several years. You can think of baby teeth stem cells as the most \u201cpure\u201d version of stem cells.<\/span><\/p>\n It might be possible to detect autism by analyzing baby teeth. Those with autism <\/span>have different zinc and copper levels<\/span> than people who don\u2019t have autism. If you look at baby teeth growth layers, you can see how a child\u2019s metabolic cycle indicates their body\u2019s zinc and copper content.<\/span><\/p>\n This research doesn\u2019t mean we can predict or prevent autism yet. It\u2019s become easier to identify and diagnose autism before kids even lose their baby teeth, <\/span>which happens at around age six<\/span>. However, we can keep studying baby teeth to figure out early indicators \u2014 like at a specific prenatal stage.<\/span><\/p>\n Consider donating your kids\u2019 baby teeth to science. There\u2019s a chance that you could get their baby teeth tested, too. It\u2019s not always easy for doctors to detect specific autism types right away. If you think your child has autism, you might be able to receive a better diagnosis by bringing their baby teeth to their physician\u2019s attention.<\/span><\/p>\n This point might not be one that every parent wants to try. That said, it\u2019s relatively common for moms and dads to keep sentimental objects from their kids as they grow older. In fact, you probably have a hair trimming from their first haircut, right?<\/span><\/p>\n If you want to keep a memorable object that highlights your children\u2019s childhood, you could save their first baby tooth. It\u2019ll be interesting to show them what their teeth used to look like when they were younger. Plus, you can feel like a new parent all over again when you take a look back in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n A child will usually be around six years old when they lose their first baby tooth. However, your kids can lose their teeth as early as four years old and as late as eight years old. It\u2019s relatively easy to predict, though. If they cut their teeth early, you can expect them to lose them early \u2014 and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n We grow 20 baby teeth that get lost throughout childhood. This process happens over several years. The final baby teeth usually fall out when your kids are 12-13 years old. Those baby teeth become replaced with adult teeth that we have forever.<\/span><\/p>\n Have your children already lost teeth? If so, you should know how to store the next ones properly. These steps won\u2019t take more than five minutes. As a result, you\u2019ll have a baby teeth collection that you can use for different purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s what to do after the tooth fairy visits:<\/span><\/p>\n If you want to store their teeth to preserve stem cells, you need to take special care. Call your kids\u2019 dentist before they lose any more teeth. They\u2019ll set a time to extract the baby teeth. Then, you <\/span>send the teeth to a lab<\/span> where scientists extract and store the stem cells. You can access those stem cells whenever you need them.<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s no denying that your family can benefit from storing baby teeth. Hopefully, you never have to use the baby teeth for health reasons \u2014 but when they\u2019re a great resource when you do. Consider these points when deciding whether you should keep them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did your parents save your baby teeth? If not, they should\u2019ve! This practice might seem strange, but it\u2019s actually helpful for several purposes. You need to save those baby teeth…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birth-baby"],"yoast_head":"\n1. Stem Cell Use<\/b><\/h2>\n
2. Links to Autism<\/b><\/h2>\n
3. Sentimental Purposes<\/b><\/h2>\n
When Do Kids Lose Their Baby Teeth?<\/b><\/h2>\n
How to Store Baby Teeth<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Your Kids Can Benefit From Storing Baby Teeth<\/b><\/h2>\n