Patient specifics with regard to age and weight were not provided by the doctor.The doctor's office reported that tooth #9 had debonded approximately one (1) week after placement; the doctor re-cemented the restoration for the patient using the same product.Approximately a week later, tooth #9 had debonded for the second time.It is not definitive as to whether or not the crown was swallowed; however, it was confirmed that no injury was associated with the swallowed crown.The doctor re-made and re-cemented the crown using the same products, without further incident.To date, the patient is doing fine.The product involved in the alleged incident was not returned; therefore, an 'adhesive strength' test was performed on a retained sample, 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 regards to this lot.
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