FlossFirst delivers 60 M (200 ft) Credit Card Dental Floss!

May 25, 2009 - PRLog -- FlossFirst delivers 60 M (200 ft) Credit Card Dental Floss!
21 / 5 / 2009

   FlossFirst announces they are now supplying their FlossFirst ‘Credit Card’ Dental Floss with an amazing 60M (200ft) of High Tenacity Nylon Dental Floss.
   Continued process development, plus a finer floss, now allows 20% more floss than the industry standard 50M, in this very thin package. The extra length benefits customers promoting their own products and services with FlossFirst, as it lasts around 4 months, even with daily use. FlossFirst is 86 x 55 mm (credit card size) and less than 4 mm thick, making it easy to carry in ones pocket or purse, compared to conventional 50 m packs, which run to very uncomfortable 15 - 20 mm thick. A high coefficient of friction, plus 100 individual filaments,  gives Nylon the best cleaning effect; for maximum shred resistance or those with very tightly spaced teeth, lower friction PTFE floss (50M) is also available. FlossFirst is an environmentally conscious design, with its recyclable ABS  container. At around double the price of a 5 m promotional floss, FlossFirst is six times better value, and only one twelfth the environmental impact!

   FlossFirst is great for users as it allows them to floss wherever they are, in this increasingly mobile society. One of the biggest dangers to teeth is travel, as it is more difficult to control what you eat - often more cariogenic (decay causing) foods are all that is available. Also, the floss is usually ‘at home’ in the bathroom - now it can be just there, ‘at home’, in your pocket!
   The social and career benefits of good teeth and breath, vs ‘the other’, are well known. FlossFirst inventor Stuart Saunders says “with good care, your teeth can last 500 years”. He added “the most important thing you can do for your health is keep your teeth clean”. In addition to the obvious benefits of eliminating halitosis and most tooth decay, it is now known that many  other diseases may be triggered by periodontal disease, the most common disease of humans. These complications include heart attacks, strokes, dementia and COPD, and some cancers, including mouth and pancreatic cancer. Periodontal disease also compromises the immune system, not only leaving one more susceptible to other infections, but also providing access to the blood stream for infectious agents. Dr Michael Roizen says on his website realage.com “Flossing regularly can make your RealAge as much as 6.4 years younger”; and, more disturbingly, “men under age fifty with advanced periodontal disease were found to be 2.6 times more likely to die prematurely, and 3 times more likely to die of heart disease, compared to men with healthy teeth and gums”.

   For the promoter, FlossFirsts big advantage is two large faces, providing lots of ‘real estate’ for company and product information, and messages, photos and maps. Inventor Stuart has also designed a highly readable ‘year at a glance’ calendar especially for FlossFirst, which can carry lots of other information such as school or university terms or exams, trade show dates, etc, but which fits on just one side of the floss. Screen print or four colour sticker are available, or a newly developed direct inkjet process for highest quality. It is an ideal promotion for organisations which have a ‘duty of care’ to their clients; hotel chains, healthcare organisations, airlines, travel agents, insurance companies etc.

   FlossFirst, awarded a Gold Medal for the Best New Health Product in Taipei International Invention Technomart, is made in Thailand, with a capacity of 250,000 pcs per month. Gizmag.com called FlossFirst ‘The Business Card for Dentists’ and said “it’s a no-brainer for dentists as it combines just enough floss for between check-ups, a ready-made reminder of the phone number - and a nuclear wow-factor”

   FlossFirst Credit Card Dental Floss; available from www.FlossFirst.Com.

   email floss@flossfirst.com      phone + 66 38 238 380,     mobile + 66 8 6138 8654.

       U.S. Patent #5,649,659

Links    
‘The Business Card For Dentists‘   http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-card-for-dentists/10022/

‘Healthy Teeth, Healthy Heart‘        http://www.realage.com/agingcenter/articles.aspx?aid=10401

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About FlossFirst;
Established in 2003 by inventor Stuart Saunders to manufacture the Credit Card Dental Floss in Chonburi Province, Thailand, FlossFirst now has capacity to manufacture 250,000 pcs per month.