Dentist in a Box

Whole Truth for Hole in Tooth? Meet the 'Dentist in a Box' for Soldiers

Meet Dentist in A Box, the dental emergency kit for the soldier in the field. For basic everyday dental emergencies, this Australian company has created a re-sealable plastic kit approximately the size of a CD (6.3 inches by 5.9 inches) that weighs about an ounce and a half. It can be used for a broken tooth, lost filling or even irritation caused by a sharp tooth edge or orthodontic wire. With The Dentis tin a Box Basic Dental Kit, a soldier can tackle these problems with a temporary fix until he can get to a dentist.

Although designed by a dentist, the instructions in the kit aren't written in dentist-ese -- they can transform the average person without dental or medical knowledge into a hero on the basic dental emergency front. Between the step by step illustrated instructions, Dentist in A Box makes dental first aid pretty idiot-proof.

Basically, you rinse your mouth and your teeth before squeezing the stuff out of a tube as though it were toothpaste, and applying it where needed. Once out of the tube, it slowly starts to harden. After it has been opened, the tube will still be useable for about six months.

I have got to get one of these.  I have a mouth full of old fillings, and I would guess that one breaks about every year.  Usually it's not worth going to the dentist on an emergency basis, and if it's not hurting I often wait months with a sharp edge. I have one now. A little safe goop to fix that would temporarily fix it until then would be a real boon. Too bad civilians won't be trusted with it.