FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SMILE DIRECT ALIGNERS
MDR report key: 9659200
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Received January 31, 2020
Report
- Report Number
- MW5092681
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 31, 2020
- Report Date
- January 29, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Product Code
- NXC
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I USED SMILE DIRECT CLUB ALIGNERS FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT. THE END RESULT IS THAT I NEED EXPENSIVE CORRECTIVE TREATMENT TO FIX THE MISALIGNMENT OF ALL MY BACK TEETH. THEY ARE TWISTED AND TILTED AND I CAN NO LONGER CHEW PROPERLY. I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON SMILE DIRECT BECAUSE I WAS SELF CONSCIOUS OF MY SMILE AND THE COMPANY OFFERED A SOLUTION THAT WAS CHEAPER THAN OTHER OPTIONS. MY DENTIST IS FEARFUL THAT I WILL HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BECAUSE MY JAW AND TEETH ARE NO LONGER ALIGNED PROPERLY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119034 | SMILE DIRECT ALIGNERS | ALIGNER, SEQUENTIAL | NXC | ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 YR |