Patent ID: 8809614

Claim:
A dental dressing to promote healing and relieve pain and swelling associated with exposed dental alveoli, said dressing comprising: a three-dimensional dressing matrix to absorb leaked fluid associated with one or more exposed alveoli; and a therapeutic member to provide substantially localized cold therapy to said one or more exposed alveoli, wherein said therapeutic member is embedded substantially within said three-dimensional dressing matrix and is shaped to substantially engage said one or more exposed alveoli while fitting substantially between contiguous teeth, wherein said therapeutic member is comprised of a socket cover portion and at least two arm members extending from said socket cover portion, wherein said socket cover portion and said at least two arm members are contained within said three-dimensional dressing matrix, and further wherein said therapeutic member comprises a non-migrating gel contained within a membrane; whereby at least part of said dressing matrix substantially conforms to said one or more exposed alveoli, thereby engaging said therapeutic member with said one or more exposed alveoli.