When you were a kid, hitting milestones felt magical. Even the less enjoyable aspects — enduring the weirdness of wiggly, bloody baby teeth — came with a visit from the benevolent Tooth Fairy. But waking up to find a cool pile of cash under your pillow isn’t the best part of losing baby teeth: according to science, saving your child’s baby teeth might save their life. A 2003 study shows that baby teeth contain stem cells, which the National Institutes for Health (NIH) claims can be used to develop replacement cells and tissues. These replacement cells can help treat a variety of diseases, including macular degeneration, spinal cord injury, stroke and burns. Baby chompers have such useful medical qualities that people are going to great lengths not only to save them, but also to preserve them . Preserving baby teeth may prove useful in the long run, but the process comes with a hefty price tag. Facilities like Store-A-Tooth , The Tooth...
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