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SockIt! Join the Revolution in Oral Care

Dentistry has seen dramatic developments in materials and techniques, especially in the last 20 years. Today dentists provide care to patients that was unthinkable just a few years ago. However, dentistry finds itself still woefully lacking in one area, that of oral wound care. Various procedures that result in injured tissues are performed every day. Patients might receive a prescription for pain medication, sometimes coupled with instructions to use a rinse to help reduce oral microbial counts, and that is about all. However, we still do not provide patients with the one thing that is considered standard of care in treatment of almost any other exposed part of the body... a wound dressing. This is not surprising because current wound dressings are not practical in dentistry.

Wound dressings are hallmarks of proper wound care. Wound dressings perform functions that are requisites for optimal healing – they protect wounds from irritation (and pain) and help reduce microbial contamination. But because of the impracticality of standard oral wound dressings, dental patients have been denied ideal care.

We prescribe narcotics, but these drugs come with their own set of issues. In addition to their toxicities and potential for abuse, they don’t always provide sufficient pain relief, or the relief doesn’t last until patients can safely take another dose. These concerns apply even to OTC drugs such as acetaminophen.

A plethora of bacterial, fungal, protozoal and viral species reside in the human mouth. Many of these are potential pathogens that can delay healing. In an attempt to address this issue, many dentists resort to various anti-microbial rinses to help prevent infection. However, almost all of these are toxic to some extent and should not be swallowed; in addition, many of these products contain ingredients such as chlorhexidine, povidone- iodine, etc., that, while effective against bacteria, are toxic to the cells of wound healing.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to provide patients with a safe and effective means to achieve constant pain relief, to protect oral wounds from contamination and to promote optimal healing?

SockIt! Oral Hydrogel Wound Dressing is a hydrogel wound dressing approved by FDA for management of any and all oral wounds. SockIt! is ideal for tooth extraction, with periodontal, implant, graft and other procedures, as well as mucosal ulcers, lesions and all injuries to the mouth.

SockIt! is unique in composition. It is drug-free. But more than that, SockIt! is composed entirely of all-natural food ingredients. The specific combination of ingredients is effective in providing the desired benefits, completely non-toxic and safe when swallowed. SockIt! has no medical, pharmacological or age restrictions associated with its use.

SockIt! provides three important benefits to the patient:
  • Fast pain relief without a numb sensation
  • Protection of wounds from contamination
  • Optimal wound healing
Dentistry provides a multitude of opportunities to care for oral wounds. According to the ADA, the following numbers of procedures are performed each year in the U.S. (and for which SockIt! is ideal):
  • 46 million teeth extracted
  • 569,000 gingivectomy or gingivoplasty procedures
  • 834,000 osseous surgeries
  • 500,000 bone replacement grafts
  • Hundreds of thousands of other periodontal procedures
  • 2 million surgical implants placed
  • 13 million scaling and root planing (SRP) procedures
  • 5 million complete dentures delivered, many of which are immediate dentures
Dentistry provides a multitude of opportunities to care for oral wounds. There’s a lot of discomfort that should be managed, and healing that must occur. SockIt! safely and effectively addresses both needs. Patients report immediate pain relief with reduced (or no) need for prescription narcotics. Dental professionals report a significant reduction in post-operative complications and faster healing. Join the revolution in oral care with SockIt! Oral Hydrogel Wound Dressing.

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For more information, visit www.sockitgel.com.
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