So many things that we use every day get overlooked. We don’t even think about how they help to make life a bit easier…and perhaps provide more usefulness than we even realize. In the world outside of the dental practice, I think of things like paper towels. I use them every day, but don’t really consider their utility—how they absorb liquid spilled on the counter, provide more than one size sheet on the same roll, and can fill in as napkins at the dinner table.
The same can be said about some of the disposable products that dentists use every day. Consider the cotton roll. It’s just cotton, right? You use it sometimes for isolation and just about any cotton roll will do. Not so fast. As it turns out, not all cotton rolls are the same.
Think for a minute about the most annoying thing about cotton rolls. Stickiness, right? The cotton sticks to the inside of the patient’s mouth when you try to remove it, causing discomfort. Richmond Dental & Medical has a solution for that particular problem. Their braided and wrapped cotton rolls are not made with starch (which is common among a lot of brands), so they won’t stick to the mucosa. And, to top it off, they’re made with US grown, 100% medical-grade, purified cotton, which is sustainable, eco-friendly, natural, and highly absorbent.
Your colleagues can attest to the benefits of the braided rolls. Several dentists and hygienists participated in a Dental Product Shopper evaluation and gave the braided rolls a Best Product score of 4.6 out of 5.
Here are some other benefits of Richmond Dental’s cotton rolls:
- have a flexible design that adapts to the buccal and sublingual spaces for a secure fit.
- quickly absorb moisture without losing their shape, which reduces the number of rolls you need for each patient.
- have a unique wicking action that absorbs all the way across and through to maintain a dry field.
- won’t stick to mucosa, so they’re easy to remove and comfortable for patients.
- are available with infection control roll dispensers that are fully autoclavable.
- are manufactured in the United States.
- have a 100% purified medical-grade cotton interior surrounded by nonwoven fabric.
- are sealed with an FDA-approved adhesive.
- won’t stick to mucosa.
- are available with autoclavable infection-control dispensers.
What you may consider to be the most mundane products in your practice can have a big impact…on the care you provide, your workflow, and the experience your patients have. To ensure that impact is always a positive one, choose all of your products thoughtfully.