Patient safety in dentistry: Surveillance of adverse events associated with medical devices.

A tertiary care dental hospital identified 1,024 medical device-associated adverse events among 47,241 patients over 13 months, with over half classified as device-related and over one-third deemed serious, highlighting patient safety concerns requiring enhanced surveillance systems.

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