FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ETCH GEL

MDR report key: 2403094 · Received January 8, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024312-2012-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2012
Report Date
December 8, 2011
Manufacturer
PENTRON CLINICAL
Product Code
KLE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER SEATED FIBER POSTS AND CORES IN 5 TEETH USING ETCH GEL, BOND 1,CEMENT IT AND BUILD IT. ONE POST CAME OUT WHILE THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE TEMPORARY TO TRY THE FRAME. THE DOCTOR RE-CEMENTED IT WITH THE FUGI PLUS. WHEN THE PATIENT CAME BACK FOR THE PERMANENT BRIDGE TWO MORE POSTS CAME OUT SLIGHTLY. THE DOCTOR RE-SEATED THEM ALSO. THE PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENTS WERE NOT RETURNED. AN EVALUATION OF ADHESIVE STRENGTH WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETAIN SAMPLE YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED FOR ADHESIVE STRENGTH, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6), 2011, A DOCTOR ALLEGED THAT THREE (3) PATIENTS EXPERIENCED THE DEBONDING OR FRACTURE OF POSTS AND ONE (1) PATIENT EXPERIENCED A COMPOSITE FAILURE AFTER THE USE OF ETCH GEL AND PLACEMENT WITH BOND 1. THE DOCTOR WAS NOT DEFINITIVE AS WHICH OF THE TWO PRODUCTS WERE INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION FAILURE OF EACH PATIENT. TWO (2) REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH PATIENT; ONE REPORT FOR EACH OF THE ALLEGED PRODUCTS; THEREFORE EIGHT TOTAL REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS IS THE SECOND OF EIGHT REPORTS WITH REGARD TO PATIENT #1 AND THE DEBONDING OF POST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ETCH GEL AGENT, TOOTH BONDING, RESIN KLE PENTRON CLINICAL 3739004

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Required Intervention FUGI PLUS| CEMENT IT| BUILD IT| BOND 1