21 CFR 872.6140
§ 872.6140 Articulation paper.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 872.6140, § 872.6140 Articulation paper, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90163
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(a) Identification. Articulation paper is a device composed of paper coated with an ink dye intended to be placed between the patient's upper and lower teeth when the teeth are in the bite position to locate uneven or high areas.
(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. If the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile, it is exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.