21 CFR 872.1720
§ 872.1720 Pulp tester.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 872.1720, § 872.1720 Pulp tester, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90044
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(a) Identification. A pulp tester is an AC or battery powered device intended to evaluate the pulpal vitality of teeth by employing high frequency current transmitted by an electrode to stimulate the nerve tissue in the dental pulp.
(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.