Why your own cells

Your Child's Own Stem Cells: The Perfect Match

When it comes to stem cells, the match matters. Doctors have long known that in stem cell transplants, a closer genetic match means better outcomes. Your child's own cells are the closest match there is.

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A perfect genetic match

In blood stem cell transplants, how closely a donor's genetic markers match the patient's is considered the single most important factor for success. In one large study, perfectly matched patients had 55% five-year survival compared with 40% for patients with any mismatch.

For the type of stem cells found in teeth, studies have found better results with patients' own cells in several areas, including a 2025 analysis of diabetes therapies and an analysis of uterine repair. Your child's own banked cells are a 100% match, every time.

55%

five-year survival with a perfect match

40%

with any mismatch

100%

Your child's own banked cells are a perfect match, every time.

No rejection. No donor search. No donor risk.

No risk of immune rejection

Your own cells don't trigger rejection; donor cells can.

No waiting for a match

Donor cells can require matching and medicines to suppress the immune system.

No risk of infection from a donor

Your child's own cells carry no donor-transmitted disease risk.

Saved young and healthy

Stem cells lose strength as we age and when we're sick, which is one of the biggest challenges in stem cell medicine today. Baby tooth stem cells are saved in childhood, at their youngest and healthiest, so your child keeps the benefits of their own cells without that drawback.

A window that closes

Researchers have noted that therapies using a person's own baby tooth stem cells aren't possible for adults who have lost all their baby teeth, unless those cells were saved. Each child has only a limited number of baby teeth, and the best samples come from healthy teeth removed by a dentist at the right time.

A possible match for the whole family

Every cell in the body carries a set of ID tags, called HLA markers, that tell the immune system “this belongs here.” When cells come from another person, the immune system checks those tags. The more closely they match, the less likely the body is to reject the cells.

Each parent has two sets of these tags and passes one set to each child, chosen at random. Every child gets one set from mom and one from dad. That's why family members are the most likely matches:

1 in 4

Perfect match for brothers and sisters

Both siblings inherited the same set from mom and the same set from dad. To the immune system, it's almost like using your own cells.

2 in 4

Half match for brothers and sisters

They share one set but not the other. Half matches are increasingly accepted in stem cell transplants today.

Always

Parents are a half match

Every child carries one set from each parent.

Every child you bank adds options: with two siblings, the chance of a perfect match within the family rises to 44%, and with three, to 58%.

The type of stem cells found in teeth also triggers only a mild immune response, which is why therapies using these cells can work even without a perfect match. A family member's cells are a closer match than a stranger's.

See what the research shows about baby tooth stem cells

Save your child's perfect match

Bank your child's own stem cells now, while they're young and healthy. Families more than a year away from a tooth coming out can start saving with Membership.