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An Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” is photographed before being used by Karan Gill, who wore the device for months and alleged in a lawsuit his teeth were left loose and sensitive. The AGGA’s inventor, Steve Galella, and its manufacturer, Johns Dental Laboratories, settled the lawsuit after denying all liability. (Karan Gill/KFF Health News/TNS)
An Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” is photographed before being used by Karan Gill, who wore the device for months and alleged in a lawsuit his teeth were left loose and sensitive. The AGGA’s inventor, Steve Galella, and its manufacturer, Johns Dental Laboratories, settled the lawsuit after denying all liability. (Karan Gill/KFF Health News/TNS)
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The AGGA, which was invented by Tennessee dentist Steve Galella in the 1990s, was not registered with the FDA like Johns Dental’s other devices.

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