FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
MULTI-CURE GLASS IONOMER BAND CEMENT
MDR report key: 517968
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Received March 26, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- 2020467-2004-00004
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 26, 2004
- Date of Event
- March 13, 2004
- Report Date
- March 16, 2004
- Manufacturer
- 3M UNITEK
- Product Code
- DYH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT (RDA) REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD A REACTION CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS AFTER A BAND WAS RE-CEMENTED ON PT'S TOOTH. RDA REPORTED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF PATIENT'S ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, PATIENT EXPERIENCED MILD IRRITAION WHEN THE BANDS WERE INITIALLY CEMENTED ON THEIR TEETH. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN A BAND HAD TO BE RE-CEMENTED, PATIENT EXPERIENCED INCREASED DERMATITIS WITH EACH OCCASION. IN 2004, WHEN PATIENT HAD ANOTHER BAND RE-CEMENTED, THEY EXPERIENCED A RED, INFLAMED A RASH AND PUFFY LIPS. ORTHODONTIST REMOVED THE BAND AND PATIENT'S PEDIATRICIAN PRESCRIBED A STERIOD (PREDNISONE) FOR REACTION. PATIENT HAS COMPLETELY RECOVERED FROM THE REACTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULTI-CURE GLASS IONOMER BAND CEMENT | ORTHODONTC BAND CEMENT | DYH | 3M UNITEK | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 YR | Required Intervention | ARCHWIRES THERAPY DATES: 2003 TO PRESENT.| ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS, BANDS, BUCCAL TUBES, |