The Save-A-Tooth® was invented in 1987 by Dr. Paul Krasner, DDS. Paul is an endodontist with a private practice as well as a professor at Temple University, School of Dentistry.

The Save-A-Tooth® System has been available commercially since 1988.

Who we are

SaveATooth.com and its parent, Phoenix Lazerus Inc., is run by Dr. Paul Krasner and his sons Stephan and Parker. Dr. Krasner has been a leader in the field of endodontic surgery for the past 30 years and has pioneered many techniques that are now textbook procedures.

Dr. Krasner created Save-A-Tooth® in 1987 when he realized that there was no way of effectively saving avulsed teeth. Now twenty years later he remains determined to save knocked out teeth and provide the best possible products to achieve that goal.

Why we’re here

It’s hard to find factual, accurate information about how to save a knocked-out tooth, even on national dental websites. All the information we present comes from reputable established dental textbooks and the latest research we’re exposed to in the field, the purpose being to help everyday people understand dental injury and its consequences.

The consequences of knocked out teeth can last a lifetime so dental health choices made should be based on fact not rumor. Our ultimate goal is to have everyone prepared with a Save-A-Tooth® so that should an accident occur these teeth can be saved for life.

Our Tooth-Saving History

Prior to 1966, 90% of all reimplanted knocked out teeth failed.

In 1966, dental research from Dr. Jens Andreasen showed that most of these teeth failed if they were not reimplanted within the first thirty minutes of the accident. Later research determined that knocked out teeth could be stored in an appropriate fluid that could extend the storage time to twenty-four hours giving a much better chance of success following reimplantation. Thus the Save-A-Tooth® system was born.

When the product was first designed many attempts were made to partner with larger companies for production and distribution. These attempts were disappointing in that the focus was less on saving teeth and more on making money. We’re certainly not against making money, but we have a real passion that it should be done in the context of helping people — in our case, helping people save their teeth.

So, we started manufacturing and distributing the product right from our living room. We are now the largest producer of tooth preserving systems in the world and have thousands of customers worldwide including professional sports teams in the NFL and the NBA —  and Save-a-Tooth® has been inside US Olympic Team training bags since 1992!