Phoenix-Lazerus Offers a 16gb iPad as a Prize for the Best Right Tale About Permanent Knocked Out Teeth Accidents
Wayne, PA (PRWEB) April 26, 2010
Phoenix-Lazerus announces a contest with a 16 GB iPad as the prize. In order to enter the contest, a person must go to facebook.com and type the keyword ‘Save-A-Tooth’ or go to the contest microsite: http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/32481. Contestants must tell a real life knocked out tooth tale and submit it. The tale should relate what happened to that person a child, a friend, student or an athlete who has had a permanent tooth or teeth completely knocked out, not just chipped or broken. The judging will be done by a public vote. Details about the contest can be seen at: http://www.saveatooth.com/us/contest.html
Here are over five million teeth knocked out each year in the United States. All of these teeth can be saved if a Save-A-Tooth® system is on hand ahead of time. A tooth will die within an hour of being knocked out if it is not stored properly. The Save-A-Tooth® system is a scientifically designed six-part system that stores and preserves knocked out teeth for twenty-four hours until they can be reimplanted by a dentist. Use of this system increases the success rate of reimplanted knocked out teeth to 90% when used within an hour of the industrial accident.
“We want to know about the tales related to knocked out teeth, says Stephan Krasner, director of marketing at Phoenix-Lazerus, Inc. maker of Save-A-Tooth®. “No one thinks about having teeth knocked out,” says Krasner, “but it can happen anytime or anywhere. We reflect that collecting these tales will show people all the different situations in which a tooth or teeth can be accidentally knocked out. By reading these tales, people can know the right risk and get set. Being set is the key to saving the knocked out teeth. Since a knocked out tooth starts to die within 15 minutes of the industrial accident, you can’t Google your way to a solution when the industrial accident happens. Save-A-Tooth® kits need to be bought ahead and placed in every first aid kit, team training bag and home emergency supply station in order to give the best possible chance to save the teeth.”
“Teeth can be knocked out anywhere and under the most unexpected conditions,” says Dr. Henry Rankow, clinical professor of endodontics at Temple University School of dentistry. “I had a case in which a mother was watching her son play baseball and the bat of one of the players slipped out of his hand and hit her in the face, knocking out four front teeth. Fortunately, the team emergency kit had a Save-A-Tooth® system which allowed the teeth to be transported to my office safely until they could be reimplanted fruitfully.”
Not fruitfully reimplanting the knocked out teeth can be very costly. To replace even one knocked out tooth, it costs over $ 3-4,000 at once for a bridge and since these bridges need to be replaced every 7-15 years, $ 30,000 over a lifetime not to mention the hours and potential pain spent at the dentist’s office. Losing front permanent teeth can be a life crippling experience and a source of on-going ache. Being set with a Save-A-Tooth®, can save a lifetime of dental difficulties. “We envision buying a Save-A-Tooth® as very inexpensive dental insurance,” says Krasner.
About Phoenix-Lazerus, Inc:
Phoenix-Lazerus is the maker of the Save-A-Tooth system for storing, preserving and transporting knocked out teeth for 24 hours until a dentist can safely reimplant them. It is the only system of its kind and has the American Dental Association seal of acceptance.
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