Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 872.3570 - OTC denture repair kit.

(a) Identification. An OTC denture repair kit is a device consisting of a material, such as a resin monomer system of powder and liquid glues, that is intended to be applied permanently to a denture to mend cracks or breaks. The device may be available for purchase over-the counter.

(b) Classification. Class II. The OTC denture repair kit is exempt from premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to § 872.9. The special controls for this device are FDA's:

(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ” and

(2) “OTC Denture Reliners, Repair Kits, and Partially Fabricated Denture Kits.”

[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 17144, Mar. 31, 2000; 83 FR 11145, Mar. 14, 2018]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 872.3570