The investigation of the AGGA involved interviews with 11 patients who said they were hurt by the device and dental specialists who said they’d examined patients who had experienced severe complications using the AGGA.
The investigation of the AGGA involved interviews with 11 patients who said they were hurt by the device and dental specialists who said they’d examined patients who had experienced severe complications using the AGGA.
In the wake of a joint investigation by Kaiser Health News and CBS News into a dental appliance that multiple lawsuits allege caused grievous harm to patients, the Food and Drug Administration has begun looking into the product, the anterior growth guidance appliance, according to a former agency official.
Lawsuits allege grievous harm to patients' teeth. The FDA's interest in the AGGA dental device follows a KHN-CBS News investigation, according to a former agency official.