inforMED
InjuryEMA

NX3 DUAL CURE CLEAR

Received Jul 30, 2014

Report 2024312-2014-00546 · MDR key 3967645

Device

Generic name

Dental Cement

Manufacturer

Kerr Corporation

Catalog number

33643

Product problems

  • Failure To Adhere Or Bond

Patient

47 YR

  • No Information

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE INITIAL CROWN CEMENTATION PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2014. THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEBONDING OF THE CROWN AND RETURNED TO THE OFFICE ON (B)(6) 2014. THE DOCTOR CLEANED OUT THE CROWN AND RE-CEMENTED IT USING THE SAME PRODUCTS, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TO DATE, THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE. THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS NOT RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED; THEREFORE, NO EVALUATION CAN BE CONDUCTED.

Description of Event or Problem

A DOCTOR'S OFFICE ALLEGED THAT TWO (2) PATIENTS HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEBONDING OF A CROWN AFTER PLACEMENT WITH THE NX3 DUAL CURE CLEAR AND OPTIBOND XTR PRODUCTS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO (2) REPORTS.