Handpiece, Belt And/Or Gear Driven, Dental
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for handpiece, belt and/or gear driven, dental (product code EFA), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 218
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 32
- Malfunctions
- 184
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2007–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2014-07-17TerminatedProcess control
Titan T 5K Motor Product Usage: Low-speed motor is used with various attachments to perform a variety of dental procedures including caries removal, finishing, polishing, pin setting and prophy.The motor has a speed range of 100 to 5000 rpm capability.
The housing of 5K motor was laser marked incorrectly as a 20K motor. The recall was expanded in September 2014 to include additional lot #2251181.
- 2010-09-02TerminatedLabeling mix-ups
Titan 3 5K Low-Speed Motor - Star Titan 3, 5,000 rpm- Lube Free
The housing of 5K motor is labeled as a 20K motor.
- 2006-12-27TerminatedOther
Solara Replacement Turbine, Autochuck End Cap, for dental handpiece, part number 064900.
End cap component can disassemble.
Monitor handpiece, belt and/or gear driven, dental automatically
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