FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AMALGAM

MDR report key: 1686071 · Received May 7, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5015919
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 7, 2010
Date of Event
December 2, 1999
Report Date
May 7, 2010
Manufacturer
HENRY SCHIEN
Product Code
EJJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I HAD 12 AMALGAM FILLINGS. AND I WAS A DENTAL ASSISTANT FOR 24 YEARS. I HAVE FULL BLOWN MERCURY POISONING WITH THE TEST TO PROVE IT. PROVOKED AND NON PROVOKED AFTER MANY YEARS OF CHELATION THERAPY THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR, BECAUSE, I WAS DENIED WORKERS COMPENSATION. THEY SAID, I COULD NOT PROVIDE AFTER MIXING AMALGAM FILLINGS AND BREATHING IN THE VAPORS. AND GETTING IT ON MY HANDS, SHOES UNIFORM. THAT I GOT IT FROM MY JOB. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE REACTIONS TO MERCURY FROM DENTAL OFFICES TO KEEP DENYING THIS. MOST OF THEM PATIENTS. YOU HAD (B) (4) ADVERSE REACTION REPORTS IN 2006, YET (B) (4) TOLD THE NEWS THERE WAS (B) (4) ADVERSE REPORTS. DR (B) (4) TOLD ME THAT THE (B) (6) PEOPLE FILLED OUT THE FORMS WRONG. THE FORMS THAT WE WERE ALL TOLD TO FILL OUT BY THE FDA, ISN'T THAT A COINCIDENCE. THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES OUT. PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, TEACHERS, DENTIST, DENTAL ASSISTANTS... IT GOES ON AND ON. I AM SO SICK I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING IS THAT WHEN I GOT SICK I HAD A (B) (6) BABY. WHO IS (B) (6) NOW, AND STILL NEEDS ME. SHE HAS SPENT HER WHOLE LIFE SEEING ME GO FROM DOCTOR TO DOCTOR, SPENDING MONEY MY FAMILY CANT AFFORD LOOKING FOR HELP. IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN I WILL BE SO SICK THAT I HAVE TO STAY IN BED. BECAUSE, I CANT AFFORD CARE, EVEN WITH TWO HEALTH INSURANCE. LAST YEAR, I SPENT (B) (6) OUT OF POCKET ON HEALTH-CARE WITH TWO INSURANCES AND I AM NOT ANY BETTER THAN I WAS BEFORE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SIT AND TYPE THIS TO YOU. (B) (6) I REALLY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE (B) (4) ADVERSE REPORTS IN 06 AND TOTALLY DISREGARD THEM. AMALGAM FILLINGS WERE PLACED IN MY TEETH OVER ABOUT 20 YEARS. I WORKED AS A DENTAL ASSISTANT BREATHING IN MERCURY VAPORS. HAVING MERCURY SPILL ON TO MY HANDS AND RINGS WHILE TRYING TO PUT MERCURY AND SILVER PELLETS TOGETHER TO MIX INTO AMALGAM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AMALGAM AMALGAM EJJ HENRY SCHIEN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Life Threatening| O| R