21 CFR 872.3740

§ 872.3740 Retentive and splinting pin.

United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective

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Citation: 21 CFR 872.3740, § 872.3740 Retentive and splinting pin, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90106
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(a) Identification. A retentive and splinting pin is a device made of austenitic alloys or alloys containing 75 percent or greater gold and metals of the platinum group intended to be placed permanently in a tooth to provide retention and stabilization for a restoration, such as a crown, or to join two or more teeth together. (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 § 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.