Kerr Maxcem Elite, self-etch/self-adhesive resin cement
Medical device recall Z-1076-2013. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 17, 2013.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 17, 2013. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 40,819 kit and syringe units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Kerr Corporation is initiating this recall because raw material used to produce the Maxcem Elite is causing the material to prematurely polymerize in the syringe. The product could be difficult to extrude or demonstrate a shorter work-time as the material may prematurely set prior to placing restorations on the tooth or core build-up. As a result, the restoration may not be seated properly.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Kerr Maxcem Elite, self-etch/self-adhesive resin cement; Intro Kit Part No. 34417; DMC 0446 Rev 0. Used for cementation of all indirect restorations.
40,819 kit and syringe units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
34417 KIT- MAXCEM ELITE INTRO 2-4662052 4672087 4694484 4698107 4710901 4719936 4725775 4725776 34418 KIT - MAXCEM ELITE BULK-4706738 4656479 4656480 4666810 4666811 4666813 4668612 4709788 4710900 4712887 4725780 4729919 4734053 4744195…
Every code shown here, 1,925 characters
34417 KIT- MAXCEM ELITE INTRO 2-4662052 4672087 4694484 4698107 4710901 4719936 4725775 4725776 34418 KIT - MAXCEM ELITE BULK-4706738 4656479 4656480 4666810 4666811 4666813 4668612 4709788 4710900 4712887 4725780 4729919 4734053 4744195 SYRINGE LOT NUMBERS 34417 & 34418 SYRINGE- MAXCEM ELITE CLEAR Individually affected syringes within Kits listed above-4663716 4663717 4690551 4690552 4704821 4728088 4741721 33872 REFILL- MAXCEM ELITE CLEAR-4664825 4669840 4669841 4672089 4676812 4676815 4678974 4678975 4690548 4690549 4690550 4702597 4710904 4710905 4718097 4720553 4720555 4720558 4720560 4720562 4720563 4720564 4720565 33873 REFILL- MAXCEM ELITE WHITE-4681749 4699954 4704804 4720556 4720567 4720568 4720569 4720573 4720574 4720575 33874 -REFILL- MAXCEM ELITE WHITE OPAQUE-4720576 4720577 4720578 4720579 4720580 33875-REFILL- MAXCEM ELITE YELLOW -4652147 4696832 4720198 33876 -REFILL- MAXCEM ELITE BROWN -4710907 4725879 34055 MAXCEM ELITE STANDARD KIT-4620128 4656894 4680372 4709328 4728932 4732387 4733719 4735545 4748933 4759314 34056 -MAXCEM ELITE VALUE KIT-4719214 4759315 4698814 34057 -MAXCEM ELITE MINI KIT-4709329 4714775 4728934 4732388 4756503 34058 MAXCEM ELITE REFILL CLEAR-4628189 4728840 4728844 4728935 4730842 4732144 4735257 4735546 4748934 4756504 34059 -MAXCEM ELITE REFILL WHITE-4705713 4728936 4745082 4756505 34060 MAXCEM ELITE REFILL WHITE OPAQUE-4719215 4735547 4768408 34061 MAXCEM ELITE REFILL YELLOW -4700948 4705714 4728937 4756506 4768409 34062 MAXCEM ELITE REFILL BROWN -4709330 4738886 4749728 MAXCEM ELITE CLEAR FILLED SYRINGE-4679149 4679150 4681816 4681817 4685882 4685882 4694026 4694026 4694028 4694030 4708393 4708393 4717716 4721155 4733694 4741330 4756672 4756673 4766817 MAXCEM ELITE WHITE OPAQUE FILLED SYRINGE -4684879 4685879 4733678 MAXCEM ELITE YELLOW FILLED SYRINGE -4689433 4689433 4693134 4693134 4717719 4743042 4770898 MAXCEM ELITE BROWN FILLED SYRINGE -4708392
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Australia, Canada, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Poland, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, ITtaly Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia (Republic of Serbia), Sweden, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the (formerly Zaire), Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Russian Federation, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Israel, India, Japan, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Viet Nam.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Feb 22, 2013.
- FDA classified it on Apr 9, 2013.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 17, 2013.
- FDA terminated it on Jan 22, 2014.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Kerr/Pentron, DBA Kerr Corporation and Pentron Clinical, of Orange, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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