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InjuryEMA

BREEZE CEMENT

Received Jul 15, 2015

Report 2024312-2015-00017 · MDR key 4917366

Device

Generic name

Dental Cement

Manufacturer

Kerr Corporation

Catalog number

N97E

Lot number

5115867

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

Not reported

  • Sensitivity of Teeth

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A DOCTOR ALLEGED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED SENSITIVITY AFTER BREEZE CEMENT WAS USED WITH A TITANIUM CROWN. THE CROWN WAS REMOVED. TOOTH #15 WAS EXTRACTED BECAUSE ENDODONTICS WAS CONTRAINDICATED DUE TO THE LEVEL OF BONE LOSS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

A DOCTOR ALLEGED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED SENSITIVITY AFTER BREEZE CEMENT WAS USED WITH A TITANIUM CROWN. THE CROWN WAS REMOVED. TOOTH #15 WAS EXTRACTED BECAUSE ENDODONTICS WAS CONTRAINDICATED DUE TO THE LEVEL OF BONE LOSS. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT THE DOCTOR FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION; HOWEVER NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE DOCTOR. THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENT(S) WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A RETAIN SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.