inforMED
InjuryEMA

RELYX ULTIMATE ADHESIVE RESIN CEMENT

Received Nov 5, 2015

Report 9611385-2015-00089 · MDR key 5206340

Device

Generic name

Dental Cement

Catalog number

56890

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

Not reported

  • No Code Available

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

BECAUSE THE REPORTING DENTIST WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PATIENT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION, THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE TO COVER THE ESTIMATED 100-200 IMPACTED PATIENTS. SINCE THIS EVENT INVOLVED THREE MEDICAL DEVICES, THREE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE SECOND DEVICE. MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBERS 3005174370-2015-00110 AND 9611385-2015-00090, DESCRIBE THE FIRST AND THIRD DEVICE, RESPECTIVELY.

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2015, A DENTIST REPORTED THAT 100-200 PATIENTS WITH 3M ESPE LAVA ULTIMATE CAD/CAM RESTORATIVE FOR CEREC CROWNS REQUIRED ROOT CANAL TREATMENT. THESE CROWNS WERE SECURED WITH 3M ESPE RELYX ULTIMATE ADHESIVE RESIN CEMENT AND 3M ESPE SCOTCHBOND UNIVERSAL ADHESIVE. THE REPORTING DENTIST DECLINED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DATES OF TREATMENTS, SPECIFIC NUMBER OF PATIENTS INVOLVED, AND CURRENT STATUS OF PATIENTS.