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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter H → Part 872 → Subpart G → §872.6390 |
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 872—DENTAL DEVICES
Subpart G—Miscellaneous Devices
§872.6390 Dental floss.
(a) Identification. Dental floss is a string-like device made of cotton or other fibers intended to remove plaque and food particles from between the teeth to reduce tooth decay. The fibers of the device may be coated with wax for easier use.
(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 §872.9.
[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 61 FR 1121, Jan. 16, 1996; 65 FR 2315, Jan. 14, 2000]