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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2015 Feb;146(2):102–110. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2014.11.015

Table 4.

Top 20 devices associated with dental adverse events

Device name Frequency (Percentage)
1. Endosseous dental implant (Root Form) 15267 (53.5)
2. Ethylene oxide homopolymer and/or carboxymethylcellulose sodium denture adhesive 1426 (5.0)
3. Bone cutting instrument and accessories (Driver Wire And Bone Drill Manual) 1278 (4.5)
4. Dental Hand instrument (endodontic file) 815 (2.9)
5. Bone plate 760 (2.7)
6. Dental cement 630 (2.2)
7. Ultrasonic scaler 565 (2.0)
8. Dental hand piece and accessories 523 (1.8)
9. Total temporomandibular joint prosthesis 505 (1.8)
10. Intraoral dental drill 458 (1.6)
11. Carboxymethylcellulose sodium and/or polyvinyl methylether maleic acid calcium-sodium double salt denture adhesive 455 (1.6)
12. Dental injecting needle 306 (1.1)
13. Orthodontic appliance and accessories 288 (1.0)
14. Bone cutting instrument and accessories (Bone Drill Powered) 283 (1.0)
15. Intraoral source x-ray system 252 (0.9)
16. Intraoral devices for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea 243 (0.9)
17. Dental bur 217 (0.8)
18. Bone grafting material - synthetic 209 (0.7)
19. Bone grafting material with biologic component 186 (0.7)
20. Resin tooth bonding agent 182 (0.6)