Cleared Traditional

DENSCO PROPHY PASTE (K854829) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Dental device.

K854829 · Scientific Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Dental device
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K854829 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DENSCO PROPHY PASTE. Classified as Agent, Polishing, Abrasive, Oral Cavity (product code EJR), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Scientific Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Duarte, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 25, 1986 after a review of 112 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6030 - the FDA dental device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K854829 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 03, 1985
Decision Date March 25, 1986
Days to Decision 112 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
15d faster than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 112d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code EJR Agent, Polishing, Abrasive, Oral Cavity
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6030
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - EJR Agent, Polishing, Abrasive, Oral Cavity

All 7
Devices cleared under the same product code (EJR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K854829.
PROPHY PASTE
K901580 · Dentsply Intl. · Sep 1990
ABRASIVE DISC - POLISHING WHEEL
K872251 · Dentsply Intl. · Jul 1987
JOHNSON & JOHNSON STAINING REMOVING COMPOUND
K864226 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · May 1987
MIRADAPT* POLISHING INSTRUMENTS
K791319 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Sep 1979