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InjuryOAT

PALATAL IMPLANT Ø4.8, L 4.2MM

Received May 11, 2026 · Event occurred Mar 31, 2026

Report 0009613348-2026-007094 · MDR key 25139710

Device

Generic name

Endosseous Dental Implant

Catalog number

042.336S

Lot number

EAX25

Product problems

  • Failure to Osseointegrate

Patient

15 YR · Male

  • Fibrosis

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE BATCH NUMBER COULD BE VERIFIED. OUR MANUFACTURING Q-SYSTEM ASSURES, THAT PRODUCTION AND PROCESS CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT BATCHES CONFIRM TO THE APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS BEFORE THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED. THE NON-INTEGRATION OF AN ENDOSSEOUS DENTAL IMPLANT DURING THE HEALING PHASE IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF THE TREATMENT WITH DENTAL IMPLANTS. MOST IMPLANT FAILURES OCCUR BEFORE OCCLUSAL LOADING (ANALAINEN ET AL. 2009). BASED ON CLINICAL STUDIES ABOUT 1-3% OF THE IMPLANTS FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER IMPLANTATION (GANELES ET AL. 2008). IMPLANTS MAY HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN CASE ONE OR MORE OF THE IMPLANT SUCCESS CRITERIA ARE NOT MET. IMPLANT SUCCESS CRITERIA ACCORDING TO BUSER ET AL. (1991) ARE: 1. ABSENCE OF PERSISTENT SUBJECTIVE COMPLAINTS SUCH AS PAIN, FOREIGN BODY SENSATION AND /OR DYSESTHESIA 2. ABSENCE OF A RECURRENT PERI-IMPLANT INFECTION WITH SUPPURATION 3. ABSENCE OF IMPLANT MOBILITY 4. ABSENCE OF A CONTINUOUS RADIOLUCENCY AROUND THE IMPLANT. THE MANUFACTURER'S TREND ANALYSIS CONFIRMS THAT THE REPORTED EARLY FAILURE RATE ASSOCIATED WITH ITS DENTAL IMPLANTS IS BELOW THE EXPECTED FAILURE RATE FOR THIS TREATMENT AS PUBLISHED IN THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CLINICIAN REPORTS THE IMPLANT WAS INSERTED (B)(6) 2026 IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. ON (B)(6) 2026, NON-OSSEOINTEGRATION WAS VERIFIED. PATIENT PRESENTED WITH BONE TYPE III. THE DEVICE WAS FORWARDED TO THE MANUFACTURER. AT THE EVENT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED: MOBILITY. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.