(57 days)
OpalDam resin is used to protect soft tissue adjacent to the teeth during in-office bleaching. OpalDam is used with Opalescence Xtra (35% hydrogen peroxide) "power" bleaching agent.
OpalDam resin
The provided text is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for a device called "OpalDam." This type of document primarily confirms that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device and does not typically include detailed information about acceptance criteria, comprehensive study results, sample sizes, or ground truth establishment as would be found in a clinical study report.
Therefore,Based on the provided text, I cannot answer the request as the document is a 510(k) clearance letter, which does not contain the detailed study information needed to describe acceptance criteria and device performance. The letter confirms substantial equivalence but does not provide the specific data from clinical or performance studies.
§ 872.4565 Dental hand instrument.
(a)
Identification. A dental hand instrument is a hand-held device intended to perform various tasks in general dentistry and oral surgery procedures. The device includes the operative burnisher, operative amalgam carrier, operative dental amalgam carver, surgical bone chisel, operative amalgam and foil condenser, endodontic curette, operative curette, periodontic curette, surgical curette, dental surgical elevator, operative dental excavator, operative explorer surgical bone file, operative margin finishing file, periodontic file, periodontic probe, surgical rongeur forceps, surgical tooth extractor forceps, surgical hemostat, periodontic hoe, operative matrix contouring instrument, operative cutting instrument, operative margin finishing periodontic knife, periodontic marker, operative pliers, endodontic root canal plugger, endodontic root canal preparer, surgical biopsy punch, endodontic pulp canal reamer, crown remover, periodontic scaler, collar and crown scissors, endodontic pulp canal filling material spreader, surgical osteotome chisel, endodontic broach, dental wax carver, endodontic pulp canal file, hand instrument for calculus removal, dental depth gauge instrument, plastic dental filling instrument, dental instrument handle, surgical tissue scissors, mouth mirror, orthodontic band driver, orthodontic band pusher, orthodontic band setter, orthodontic bracket aligner, orthodontic pliers, orthodontic ligature tucking instrument, forceps, for articulation paper, forceps for dental dressing, dental matrix band, matrix retainer, dental retractor, dental retractor accessories, periodontic or endodontic irrigating syringe, and restorative or impression material syringe.(b)
Classification. Class I (general controls). If the device is made of the same materials that were used in the device before May 28, 1976, it is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9.