FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APC II CLARITY METAL-REINFORCED CERAMIC BRACKET

MDR report key: 832330 · Received March 27, 2007

Report

Report Number
2020467-2007-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2007
Date of Event
March 6, 2007
Report Date
March 19, 2007
Manufacturer
3M UNITEK
Product Code
DYW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L CATALOG # 6700-744.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ORTHODONTIC OFFICE REPORTED THAT DURING THE DEBONDING OF APC II CLARITY CERAMIC BRACKETS BY AN ORTHODONTIC TECHNICIAN, TOOTH DENTIN WAS EXPOSED WHEN A PIECE OF ENAMEL WAS REMOVED FROM PATIENT'S UPPER RIGHT AND LEFT SECOND BICUSPIDS AND ON A LOWER RIGHT SECOND BICUSPID. ORTHODONTIST REPAIRED PATIENT'S TEETH WITH COMPOSITE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 APC II CLARITY METAL-REINFORCED CERAMIC BRACKET ORTHODONTIC CERAMIC BRACKET DYW 3M UNITEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention ORTHODONTIC METAL BRACKETS AND ARCHWIRES| HOWE UTILITY PLIERS FOR DEBONDING THE BRACKETS