SINCE TWO 3M UNITEK PRODUCTS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT, TWO MANUFACTURER REPORTS ARE BEING FILED. THE CURRENT MANUFACTURER REPORT IS RELATED TO THE FIRST DEVICE AND MANUFACTURER REPORT 2020467-2017-00004 IS RELATED TO THE SECOND DEVICE.
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ON (B)(6) 2017, 3M WAS NOTIFIED BY AN ORTHODONTIST THAT THE TOP LAYER OF ENAMEL BROKE OFF A (B)(6) MALE PATIENT'S TOOTH (#3) UPON DEBONDING OF A 3M UNITEK APC FLASH FREE VICTORY SERIES FIT BUCCAL TUBE. 3M UNITEK TRANSBOND PLUS SELF-ETCHING PRIMER WAS USED TO PLACE THE BRACKET. THE ORTHODONTIST SENT THE PATIENT TO THEIR DENTIST TO HAVE THE TOOTH REPAIRED. UPON FOLLOW-UP BY 3M WITH THE ORTHODONTIST, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE ENAMEL DAMAGE WAS DOWN TO DENTIN AND THE ORTHODONTIST REPORTED THAT THE TOOTH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.