Does preserving a tooth save a life?

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Enrique Grageda Núñez

Abstract

«Save a tooth, save a life». Teeth are an abundant source of stem cells which can be preserved, and thus secure biological insurance for the patient and his family.1 This would be one of the flags unethically publicized by banks of dental stem cells. These banks invest large amounts of financial resources directed to mass-media: they promote lectures in dental forums, delivered by their own «scientific advisors» and are aimed at the dental community in our country.

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Grageda Núñez, E. (2019). Does preserving a tooth save a life?. Revista Odontológica Mexicana, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2014.18.1 ING.69524

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Enrique Grageda Núñez

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Editora de la Revista Ódontológica Mexicana. Órgano Oficial de la Facultad de Odontología, UNAM.