Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News for KFF Health News

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‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt
‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt
Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News for KFF Health News
July 12, 2024
9:56 am

Despite the commonness of TMJ disorders, treatments are often not covered by medical or dental insurance.

FDA said it never inspected dental lab that made controversial AGGA device
FDA said it never inspected dental lab that made controversial AGGA device
Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News for KFF Health News
May 13, 2024
10:00 am

The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws and futile treatments
The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws and futile treatments
Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News for KFF Health News
April 4, 2024
11:30 am

TMJ or TMD afflicts up to 33 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Patients expected profemur artificial hips to last. Then they snapped in half.
Patients expected profemur artificial hips to last. Then they snapped in half.
Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News for KFF Health News
December 5, 2023
10:00 am

Profemur artificial hips were once considered innovative for a feature known as a “dual modular neck,” intended to modernize total hip replacement surgery.

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