21 CFR 868.5820
§ 868.5820 Dental protector.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 868.5820, § 868.5820 Dental protector, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89838
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(a) Identification. A dental protector is a device intended to protect a patient's teeth during manipulative procedures within a patient's oral cavity.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 868.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.