Scientists at Great Lakes Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research (NIDBR) have developed a new Forward Deployable Dental Dressing (FDDD) for deployed naval personnel to use in the field when a non-life threatening dental injury occurs. Capt. Stanton Cope, commanding officer of NIDBR, said, “The FDDD is a simple-to-use, highly effective material that will alleviate pain and thus help keep warfighters on station, doing their jobs.” The dressing will be used to treat dental injuries such as fractured teeth, loose fillings and crowns. The Food and Drug Administration approved the new dressing in February. It is now being tested and evaluated at three Marine Corps bases before being issued to the fleet. Once ready for use, the new dental dressing will be issued initially to small ships and Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDC) who are deployed to the field.