Does preserving a tooth save a life?

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Enrique Grageda Núñez

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«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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Enrique Grageda Núñez

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

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Grageda Núñez E. Does preserving a tooth save a life?. Rev Odont Mex [Internet]. 2019 May 1 [cited 2026 Jun. 8];18(1). Available from: https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rom/article/view/69524