inforMED
InjuryEMA

NX3 DUAL CURE

Received Sep 24, 2014

Report 2024312-2014-00622 · MDR key 4115437

Device

Generic name

Dental Cement

Manufacturer

Kerr Corporation

Catalog number

33643

Lot number

5153126

Product problems

  • Failure To Adhere Or Bond

Patient

58 YR

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A DOCTOR'S OFFICE ALLEGED THAT TWO (2) PATIENTS HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEBONDING OF A RESTORATION WITHIN ONE (1) DAY OF PLACEMENT WITH THE NX3 DUAL CURE CLEAR PRODUCT. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO (2) REPORTS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A FULL CROWN WAS PLACED FOR THE PATIENT ON TOOTH #7 ON (B)(6) 2014. THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEBONDING OF THE CROWN THE SAME DAY (B)(6) 2014 AND REPORTED THAT SHE HAD SWALLOWED IT; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT WAS DOING FINE. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE ON (B)(6) 2014 AND A TEMPORARY CROWN WAS SEATED. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE OFFICE AT A LATER DATE AND A NEW PERMANENT CROWN WAS SEATED. TO DATE, THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE. A PHYSICAL EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED PRODUCT, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. A DHR REVIEW INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN ADDITION, NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED WITH REGARD TO THIS LOT.