First Aid kit with Save-A-Tooth ($25.00 + FS)

Quote from Sgaterboy : It includes niceties like a glow-stick (so you can be the coolest kid on the ambulance) and a foil emergency blanket (can be cut-up to make tin-foil hats).

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Quote from Sgaterboy : I was looking for some first aid kits to put into some rental properties (Just to go above and beyond... they're not required by law) and I saw these on Amazon.com. The Complete First Aid Kit - Includes Save-A-Tooth, Exceeds ANSI Standards, 100% Made in USA [amazon.com] The MSRP is supposed to be 39.95, which needs to be taken with a grain of salt. It probably normally goes for far less. It includes niceties like a glow-stick (so you can be the coolest kid on the ambulance) and a foil emergency blanket (can be cut-up to make tin-foil hats). However, the main reason that I think this is a good deal is because the Save-A-Tooth ALONE is 17 dollars. It also looks like one of those things that you never know you need until you lose a tooth. I can't say whether it is better or worse than old fashioned milk, but the reviews for it are promising. Save-A-Tooth ® - Emergency Tooth Preserving System [amazon.com] You can always get a better deal by buying a complete first aid kit, but having one item that is worth more than 2/3 the cost of the whole thing is a good deal in my book. Made in the USA is a bonus. The only thing that I would add to make it a true emergency kit is a full bottle of Midol.

1. They don't let you keep the glow stick. They throw it out before they load you on

2. If you have to go to the kit for Midol you are too damn late. Grab your keys and haul arse. If you are feelin' brave after a few beers, head back with some chocolate and throw that in her direction LA SWAT tear gas style, come back in a week.

3. $35-$40 is probably legit. That's about what I pay. I worry that she won't be able to find or easily spot a DIY first aid kit so I always buy the overpriced crap in the fancy shmancy boxes and then add crap to them. This is a damn good deal for me so in for one. Thanks

It'd suck to buy this with an expired "save a tooth".


"Has a 2 Year Shelf Life"


Wonder how long these have been sitting???

TU for the funny and information-rich post. I didn't even know such a thing as "save a tooth" existed.

I've owned rentals for years, and never have I tought of putting a first-aid kit in them. In fact, I would say you shouldn't. There's an implied liability with it, IMHO.

I had no idea a dentist can "replant" a tooth. I thought for sure when teeth are rooted all the nerves would be cut off and they are as good as gone.

Quote from waterox : I had no idea a dentist can "replant" a tooth. I thought for sure when teeth are rooted all the nerves would be cut off and they are as good as gone.

Its 2012 brah, My dentist gave me a tooth with HDMII

Quote from waterox : I had no idea a dentist can "replant" a tooth. I thought for sure when teeth are rooted all the nerves would be cut off and they are as good as gone.

Teeth are held in place by a ligament. When you get a tooth knocked out, it's that ligament that gets split. Kind of like when you "break" a finger. Replanting the tooth is very similar to that. Put it back and splint it. The success depends on whether the cells on the tooth are still viable. Traditionally, that meant reimplantation within the hour. That's why one of the recommendations is to shove it back in the hole. When that isn't possible is when products like saveatooth come in. It can keep the cells on the tooth alive. Getting a root canal shortly after reimplantion also helps.

My nephew got one of his teeth knocked out playing soccer. It's pushing 6 years and it's still in. The toughest part of the whole process is finding a dentist after they've closed for the day. In my experience, many dentist don't even bother returning emergency calls. I find it strange that hospitals don't have dental departments in the US. I don't know why it's separated here. In many places in the world, dentistry is just another aspect of health care.

Quote from travfar : Teeth are held in place by a ligament. When you get a tooth knocked out, it's that ligament that gets split. Kind of like when you "break" a finger. Replanting the tooth is very similar to that. Put it back and splint it. The success depends on whether the cells on the tooth are still viable. Traditionally, that meant reimplantation within the hour. That's why one of the recommendations is to shove it back in the hole. When that isn't possible is when products like saveatooth come in. It can keep the cells on the tooth alive. Getting a root canal shortly after reimplantion also helps. My nephew got one of his teeth knocked out playing soccer. It's pushing 6 years and it's still in. The toughest part of the whole process is finding a dentist after they've closed for the day. In my experience, many dentist don't even bother returning emergency calls. I find it strange that hospitals don't have dental departments in the US. I don't know why it's separated here. In many places in the world, dentistry is just another aspect of health care.

I had my front tooth knocked out on Easter Sunday when I was 10. It's been in for 22 years now. I have to have it lightened every 5 years or so, but other than that it's ok. My mom stuck the tooth in baby formula and we went to the hospital, which was pointless, we just sat there. Somehow she got ahold of the dentist and she pretty much just shoved it back in. Worst pain ever, worse than child birth, at least then I was drugged!

I don't understand why they're separate, either. It's all health care. Just another way for insurance companies to make more. About 13 years ago I started having all sorts of health problems out of the blue. They sent me to so many different specialists, trial and error meds, no one could figure it out. As it turns out, that tooth was abscessed because the wonderful army dentist that practiced on me let bacteria get in there. Within two weeks of the tooth being fixed I was back to normal. It's ridiculous that doctors don't even consider what's going on inside your mouth.

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Many larger, teaching hospitals actually do have dentists/oral surgeons on call. But that is off topic.

I would probably stick to the 1 hour guideline (even with the Hanks) as it drastically improves your chances of saving the tooth.

Good find.

Quote from Wyndhamscams : Its 2012 brah, My dentist gave me a tooth with HDMII

These dentures don't come with HDMI? totally kills the deal..,

HDMI jokesters, please go away.