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The Save-A-Tooth® Emergency Tooth Preserving System is a patented six-part device that protects knocked out teeth from the two primary causes of replanted tooth loss: tooth root cell crushing and tooth cell nutrient depletion. The Save-A-Tooth® System uses a scientifically engineered removable basket and net to hold the tooth, and a special pH balanced preserving fluid (HBSS) that preserves and reconstitutes tooth cells.
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Save-A-Tooth® is recommended by dentists. It has been evaluated by leading independent dental and medical product testing laboratories. Save-A-Tooth® follows the American Dental Association recommended guidelines for tooth preserving and emergency storage. It is the only patented emergency tooth preservation system with the American Dental Association Seal of Acceptance. In clinical studies it has been shown to be 91% successful.*
Save-A-Tooth® is the first and only scientifically designed system to store and preserve knocked-out teeth for 24 hours. Each component in the six part system is scientifically designed to give knocked-out teeth the best chance of being successfully replanted (put back into their place in the mouth).
How Save-A-Tooth® Works
When a tooth is knocked-out, the periodontal ligament that attaches the tooth in the socket is torn in half. If the two halves of the ligament are kept alive, when the tooth is replanted, these halves will fuse back together.
However, these ligament cells on the tooth root are very delicate; so they must be protected during transport to a dentist. The Save-A-Tooth® system was designed to suspend the tooth in the solution to prevent damage to the cells. The basket and net in Save-A-Tooth® also help wash debris off of the tooth without scrubbing or touching the cells. This basket also lets a dentist remove the tooth from the system without having to try to grab it with fingers or forceps.
The ligament cells contain nutrients that they need to survive. When a tooth is knocked out, these nutrients are used by the cell and cannot be replaced by normal means. In order to keep these cells alive, the lost nutrients need to be replaced. The special fluid in Save-A-Tooth®, called Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS), provides the necessary nutrients to nurish the cells and keep the ligament alive for up to 24 hours. By keeping these cells alive, the success rate of replanted teeth goes from around 10% to 90%!
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