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Dental implants from Nobel Biocare are the target of a new lawsuit. A California dentist is seeking a class action lawsuit against the Swiss manufacturer.
The dentist claims that the NobelDirect dental implant has serious design defects that lead to complications such as bone loss, an allegation Nobel Biocare denies.
Dr. Jason Yamada seeks compensation not just for himself but for the thousands of US dentists who have placed NobelDirect dental implants. The suit claims these dentists have had to perform or pay for additional surgeries on patients who suffered complications from the allegedly faulty implant.
The suit further alleges that Nobel Biocare has known about the defects for a number of years. In 2005-06, the Swedish Medical Products Agency investigated claims of bone loss with the NobelDirect implant. Nobel was allowed to continue selling the tooth implant, but was instructed to alter its instructions and marketing.
Nobel says that, as a result of the Swedish investigation, the product has been extremely well-documented. Spokesman Nicolas Weidmann told Reuters, "We have very, very comprehensive material and data, including the clearance from the SMPA in Sweden, that the product is absolutely safe."
Not surprisingly, Nobel Biocare plans to fight the suit.
Read more: Dentist seeks US class action suit vs. Nobel Biocare
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July 14th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
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July 15th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Just had mu number 11 implant bonded in allegedly for more than 7 months fall out of the mouth when the DDS attempted to take off the healing cap.
Had Nobel lab product
Do you know of a good class action attorney handling this, had numbers 11, 12, 13, 14 done and now still missig numbers
11 and 12 were to take them off together today when the entire #11 implant fell out as a whole. Dentist wanted them splinted together so decision was made to wait and get it correct.
IN THE MEANTIME DON’T I OWN THE FALLEN OUT IMPLANT ANY REAOSN TO GIVE THEM BACK TO THE DENTISTS
July 15th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I went to Lopez, McHugh in Newport Beach, CA. They are one of the firms that are going after Nobel.
July 16th, 2010 at 6:27 am
another potential medical horror story, you would think that the strict controls they have in place throughout the medical industry would avoid these possible disasters. apparently they’re still able to slip through the net.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:53 am
As a practicing dentist for over 26 years, I find it very embarrassing to read the previous posts on this subject. (I have NOTHING to do with NobelBiocare except having restored more than a hundred of them with a couple failures.) The post from “Jonathan Schuman” is so unprofessional that I can hardly even figure out what he is trying to purport. To call this a potential medical horror story is clearly exhaggerating. Each failed implant has a reason and that could be as simple as contamination while being placed or loading an immediate or uncovering before being fully osseointegrated. There was a case in Italy where the patient stole a restorative replica at a dental convention and the fool dentist implanted it. This was a documented failure that had absolutely nothing to do with the implant company, whatever it was. It sickens me in my heart and stomach to read that patients are so quick to find a lawyer.
Karl J. Muzikar, DDS
San Ramon, CA
August 9th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I have a a dental implant nightmare. On the bottom I believe I had six implants placed. Both the Periodontist and the dentist did a horrible job. The placement was incorrect and the the dentist did is restorative work placed them improperly so they have to be totally redone. Then on the top they placed 9 implants. One came out right within a few weeks. I keep have pain issues which they said could be from an infection so they gave me antibiotics. After several months of this they recommended that I see an ENT. Come to find out when he did a CT scan that the periodontist placed 2 of them into the sinus. When I call and told the dentist what the ENT uncovered they denied it. It came down to having the implant that was in the left sinus removed. But since I wasn’t having an pain with the right one they left it. Three months later it When I blew my nose it came out thru the nose. Since that I have to have another removed. Since I keep having chronic sinus infections they are talking of removing all of the top implants. The part that is really shocking is that the Owner of the dental office is my daughter. She had hired the periodontist to work in her new office where they are starting to do implants. She also neglected to tell me that the periodontist had just got her license back after losing it for 5 years. I have incurred so many doctors fees, medication fees, etc. I have contacted and sent my case details to over 12 attorneys and they all tell me although it is horrible what happened to me these cases are to difficult and not worth there time. Dental malpractice shouldn’t be any different than getting bitten by a dog or someone hitting you with a car. A medical person screwed my mouth up and it is going to cost me again to have it all fixed. I feel abandoned. It doesn’t seem that the legal system really cares. If you are looking at having implants I would advise you do your homework so you don’t get screwed.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Even though implant companies go through rigorous FDA approvals alot of their studies at universities are really paid studies and they were done several years ago and probably not as thorough or as objective as one would think.
Dr. Yamada was a big Nobel user and wonder what really got him to go to this extreme. Nobel did recognize the faults of this years ago but I guess that is not enough.