They wait in anticipation for the tooth fairy to come and snatch up their baby tooth, leaving behind a few coins or bills against. Although many parents keep their children’s first lost tooth, we tend to throw away the ones that follow.

If your children are still young, you might want to hang on to all of your kids’ lost baby teeth. Scientists and doctors are encouraging parents to hang on to their kids’ baby teeth, and the reasons why make you surprised.

As it turns out, there is a plenty of stem cells present in their teeth that could potentially save their lives further down the road.

Stem cells are often used to cu:re diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and certain types of canc3r.

Many people diagnosed with these have to wait extended periods of time to find a suitable bone marrow match. However, if your child is ever diagnosed with one of these diseases and you should hang on to their baby teeth, the stem cells in them can be used in curement, and they won’t have to wait for a donor.

If they’re scheduled to have any teeth pulled, any teeth that are pulled (including wisdom teeth) can be helpful further down the road, so talk about tooth banking with your child’s dentist.

No parent wants to consider the horrifying thought of their child potentially being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. However, if you take steps like storing their teeth, it can make all the difference in curement in the future.