FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

JET-FRESH PROPHY POWDER

MDR report key: 2818356 · Received October 24, 2012

Report

Report Number
2424472-2012-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 24, 2012
Date of Event
September 24, 2012
Report Date
September 28, 2012
Manufacturer
DENTSPLY PROFESSIONAL
Product Code
KOJ
PMA / PMN Number
K014188
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WHILE ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO DENTAL MATERIALS ARE KNOWN AND REPORTED, WITH MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES BEING DEPENDENT UPON THE SEVERITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL ALLERGIC RESPONSE AND SUBSEQUENT EXPOSURE TO THE SAME MATERIAL, THIS EVENT IS MORE LIKELY THE RESULT OF THE MATERIAL INADVERTENTLY BEING DIRECTED INTO THE SOFT TISSUE, NOT AN ALLERGIC RESPONSE. AS SUCH, THE ADMINISTRATION OF PREDNISONE IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO A BODY STRUCTURE AND IS NOT LIKELY ATTRIBUTED TO RESOLUTION OF THE SYMPTOMS. HOWEVER, SINCE ADMINISTRATION OF PREDNISONE IS CONSIDERED MEDICAL INTERVENTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT OR NOT, THIS EVENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REPORTABILITY PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVAL, THOUGH HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS REPORT. EVAL RESULTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN THIS EVENT IT WAS REPORTED BY A DOCTOR THAT WHEN HE USED MINT JET-FRESH POWDER ON A PT, SHE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN AND SWELLING. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT HE SENT THE PT TO EMERGENCY CARE WITHIN THE COMPANY WHERE SHE WAS GIVEN PREDNISONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 JET-FRESH PROPHY POWDER KOJ DENTSPLY PROFESSIONAL 1202071

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention DISCLOSING SOLUTION