BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    MAPES EXPANDER

    MDR report key: 24619113 · Received March 16, 2026

    Report

    Report Number
    MW5185376
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    March 16, 2026
    Date of Event
    January 6, 2025
    Report Date
    March 10, 2026
    Manufacturer
    UNKNOWN
    Product Code
    JEP
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Voluntary report
    Reporter Occupation
    UNKNOWN
    Health Professional
    *

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    A DENTAL APPLIANCE CALLED "MAPES" WAS USED BY DR. (B)(6) ON MY CHILD. THIS APPLIANCE DOES SIMILAR MOVEMENTS AS THE AGGA APPLIANCE, IN THAT IT MOVES THE TEETH FORWARD, SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT TEETH. HE ARGUES IT IS NOT LIKE THE AGGA AS IT IS BONE BORNE (PUSHES AGAINST TADS) AND IS PRECISE TURNS, WHERE THE AGGA IS SPRING LOADED AND PUSHES AGAINST MOLARS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD SOME BONE PACKING AROUND THE TEETH, THE FRONT TEETH WERE PUSHED FORWARD WITHOUT ANY X-RAY SUPERVISION. HE WANTED US TO CONTINUE MOVING TEETH FORWARD BY ASSESSING THE SIDE PROFILE AND SAYING MY CHILD COULD USE MORE LIP SUPPORT. I ASKED FOR A CBCT TO ASSESS THE BONE LEVELS, BUT HE REFUSED. WE HAD A CBCT TAKEN AFTER TRANSVERSE EXPANSION (THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE FORWARD MOVEMENT,) AND THAT IMAGE SHOWED NO VISIBLE BONE IN FRONT OF THE FRONT TEETH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS APPLIANCE CREATED BY THE DOCTOR THAT USES IT WITHOUT PROPER SUPERVISION OF BONE AND IS TRYING TO GET MORE CLINICIANS TO USE IT. THERE ARE OTHERS DAMAGED BY THIS APPLIANCE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    515721 MAPES EXPANDER RETAINER, MATRIX JEP UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown Required Intervention