Direct anterior and posterior restorations (including occlusal surfaces) · Base/liner under direct restorations · Core build-ups · Splinting · Indirect restorations including inlays, onlays and veneers · Restorations of deciduous teeth · Extended fissure sealing in molars and premolars · Repair of defects in porcelain restorations, enamel, and temporaries
Device Story
Filtek Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is a visible-light-activated composite resin used by dental professionals for posterior and anterior restorations. It is supplied in syringes for extraoral dispensing or single-dose capsules for intraoral delivery. The material consists of a methacrylate-based resin matrix and inorganic fillers (silica, zirconia, ytterbium trifluoride). Upon light irradiation, the photoinitiator system triggers polymerization, hardening the composite, which is bonded to tooth structure via a methacrylate-based dental adhesive. The device is optimized for bulk placement, allowing up to 5 mm depth-of-cure with low polymerization shrinkage stress. It provides radiopacity, strength, and polish retention. Clinical benefits include simplified, faster restorative procedures and durable, aesthetic tooth-colored restorations.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance evaluated via physical property testing including Compressive Strength, Diametral Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength, Flexural Modulus, Surface Hardness, Radiopacity, Water Sorption, Water Solubility, Volumetric Shrinkage, Wear, Depth of Cure, Cusp Deflection, and Polish Retention. Compliance with ISO 4049:2009 and ISO 6874:2005 standards confirmed.
Technological Characteristics
Visible-light-activated composite resin. Inorganic filler loading ~76.5% wt (58.4% vol) comprising 20 nm silica, 4-11 nm zirconia, aggregated zirconia/silica clusters, and 100 nm ytterbium trifluoride. Resins: ERGP-DMA, diurethane-DMA, 1,12-dodecane-DMA. Form factor: syringes or single-dose capsules. Polymerization via light-induced methacrylate cross-linking. Radiopaque. Complies with ISO 4049, ISO 14971, and ISO 10993 series.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring direct or indirect dental restorations, including anterior/posterior teeth, deciduous teeth, core build-ups, splinting, fissure sealing, and repair of porcelain/enamel defects.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Tooth shade resin material is a device composed of materials such as bisphenol-A glycidyl methacrylate (Bis-GMA) intended to restore carious lesions or structural defects in teeth.
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#### 510(k) Summary 3.
3M ESPE Dental Products 2510 Conway Avenue St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
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## 510(k) Summary
This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92.
> 510(k) Submitter .................................... 3M ESPE Dental Products 2510 Conway Avenue St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 USA Contact person ............................... Scott Erickson, RAC Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist Phone: (651) 736-9883 Fax: (651) 736-1599 sterickson@mmm.com Date Summary was Prepared ...... 15Apr2014 Trade Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative Common Name(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooth shade resin material Restorative Recommended Classification ...... 21 CFR 872.3690 Tooth shade resin material Product Code: EBF
### Predicate Devices:
Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative (K083610) Metamorphosis (K091023)
Trade name: SonicFill, Sonic-Activated Bulk Fill Composite Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill (K111958)
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### Description of Device:
3MTM ESPETM FiltekTM Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative material is a visible-light activated, restorative composite optimized to create posterior restorations simpler and faster. This bulk fill material provides excellent strength and low wear for durability. The shades are semi-translucent and low stress curing, enabling up to a 5 mm depth-ofcure. With excellent polish retention, Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is also useful for anterior restorations that call for a semi-translucent shade. All shades are radiopaque. Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is offered in A.I. A2. A3. B1. and C2 shades. Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is applied to the tooth following use of a methacrylate-based dental adhesive, such as manufactured by 3M™ ESPETM. which permanently bonds the restoration to the tooth structure.
Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is packaged in traditional syringes, for dispensing restorative on a pad outside the mouth, and single-dose capsules for dispensing restorative intraorally. The capsules are dispensed using the 3M ESPE Restorative Dispenser.
### Indications for Use:
- · Direct anterior and posterior restorations (including occlusal surfaces)
- · Base/liner under direct restorations
- · Core build-ups
- · Splinting
- · Indirect restorations including inlays, onlays and veneers
- · Restorations of deciduous teeth
- · Extended fissure sealing in molars and premolars
- · Repair of defects in porcelain restorations, enamel, and temporaries
### Technological Characteristics:
FiltekTM Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is a modification of predicate device, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative. The formulation was modified to create semitranslucent shades with low polymerization shrinkage stress to enable bulk placement and cure for ease of use.
The fillers used in Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative are a combination of a nonagglomerated/non-aggregated 20 nm silica filler, a non-agglomerated/non-aggregated 4 to 11 nm zirconia filler, an aggregated zirconia/silica cluster filler (comprised of 20 nm silica and 4 to 11 nm zirconia particles), and a ytterbium trifluoride filler consisting of agglomerated 100 nm particles. The inorganic filler loading is about 76.5% by weight (58.4% by volume). The principal resins used in Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative are ERGP-DMA, diurethane-DMA and 1, 12-dodecane-DMA.
When irradiated by light, the methacrylate functionalities of the resins and fillers undergo, in conjunction with the photoinitiator system, a light-induced polymerization to form a hard composite that is bonded to the tooth structure with a permanent dental adhesive.
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## Substantial Equivalence:
| Technological property | Filtek™ Bulk Fill<br>Posterior<br>Restorative | Filtek™ Supreme<br>Ultra Universal<br>Restorative<br>K083610 | SonicFill,<br>Sonic-<br>Activated<br>Bulk Fill<br>Composite<br>K091023 | Tetric<br>EvoCeram<br>Bulk Fill<br>K111958 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Photoinitiator system | X | X | NA1 | X2 |
| Methacrylate-based resin matrix | X | X | X | X |
| Compatible with methacrylate-based<br>dental adhesives | X | X | NA1 | X |
| Inorganic fillers | X | X | X | X |
| Oxide fillers are silane treated so that<br>they bond to the resin matrix when the<br>restorative is cured | X | X | X3 | NA1 |
| Bulk fill (up to 4 mm depth of cure) | X | - | X | X |
| Bulk fill (5 mm depth of cure, Class II) | X4 | - | X4 | X |
| When irradiated by light, the<br>methacrylate functionalities of the<br>resins and fillers undergo, in<br>conjunction with the photoinitiator<br>system, a light-induced polymerization<br>to form a hard composite that is bonded<br>to the tooth structure with a permanent<br>dental adhesive. | X | X | X | X |
| Dispensing system: | | | | |
| single-use capsule (intraoral)5 | X | X | X | X |
| reusable syringe (extraoral)6 | X | X | - | X |
| Recommended for load-bearing<br>occlusal surfaces | X | X | X | X |
| FDA-Recognized Standards followed | Risk<br>Management:<br>ISO 14971<br>Biocomp stds7:<br>ISO 10993-1<br>ISO 10993-3<br>ISO 10993-5<br>ISO 10993-10<br>ISO 10993-11<br>ISO 7405<br>Product stds8:<br>ISO 4049 | Risk<br>Management:<br>ISO 14971<br>Biocomp stds7:<br>ISO 10993-1<br>ISO 10993-3<br>ISO 10993-5<br>ISO 10993-10<br>ISO 10993-11<br>ISO 7405<br>Product stds8:<br>ISO 4049 | NA1 | NA1 |
- 1. Not available, details not disclosed by manufacturer.
- 2. Product also contains a second photoinitiator.
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- 3. Based on disclosure that product contains 3-trimethoxysily|propyl methacrylate.
- 4. Similarity: In order to obtain 5 mm depth of cure for Class II restorations, product is light-cured from the occlusal surface and, after the matrix band is removed, light-cured from the buccal and lingual surfaces.
Difference: The predicate device techniques states up to a 5mm depth of cure for Class I restorations, as well, also using the multi-site light-curing process described above. For FiltekTM Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative, 4mm Depth of Cure is stated for Class I restorations, light-curing from the occlusal aspect only, as supported by ISO 4049 Depth of Cure test results. This difference does not affect the safety or efficacy of the device.
- 5. Restorative material is dispensed from a single-use capsule in the mouth.
Difference: The predicate device SonicFill, Sonic-Activated Bulk Fill Composite (K091023) is dispensed from the capsule using the air-driven SonicFill Handpiece, which, per the Instructions for Use "offers sonically activated delivery."
Similarity: FiltekTM Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative and predicates Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative (K083610) and Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill (K111958) all use a traditional manual restorative dispenser (not air-driven) for dispensing capsules. In light of this similarity, the difference mentioned above does not affect the safety or efficacy of the device.
- 6. Restorative material is dispensed from a reusable syringe outside the mouth (e.g., onto a pad).
- 7. Newer versions of several biocompatibility standards were applied to Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative, due to time elapsed since the predicate device was evaluated. This difference is not significant because for both Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative and the predicate device, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative (K083610):
- a. A Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology assessed the safety of the product.
- b. Standard risk assessment techniques and consideration of internationally recognized guidelines were used in the evaluation.
- c. The conclusion of the assessment is that the device is safe for its intended use.
- 8. ISO 4049 data in this submission for both Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative and the predicate device, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative (K083610), was generated using the current version of the standard, ISO 4049:2009.
Difference: ISO 6874:2005 was not used to evaluate the predicate device, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative for the 510(k) submission K083610, because it does not have a sealant indication. The only test in ISO 6874 that is applicable for a light-cure material, like Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior
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Restorative, is Depth of Cure. This submission includes data showing both Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative and predicate device, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative (K083610) readily pass the ISO 6874 Depth of Cure requirement. Therefore, this difference is not significant and does not affect the safety or efficacy of the device.
Test results for the following physical properties were included in this submission: Compressive Strength, Diametral Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength, Flexural Modulus, Surface Hardness, Radiopacity, Water Sorption, Water Solubility, Volumetric Shrinkage, Wear, Depth of Cure, Cusp Deflection and Polish Retention.
#### Conclusion:
Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices, Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative, SonicFill, Sonic-Activated Bulk Fill Composite and Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill in terms of intended use, indications for use, physical properties, and technological characteristics. FiltekTM Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative is substantially equivalent to the predicate device. Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative in terms of formulation.
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3M ESPE Dental Products Scott Erickson, RAC Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 2510 Conway Avenue St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
Re: K141081
Trade/Device Name: Filtek™ Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3690 Regulation Name: Tooth Shade Resin Material Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EBF Dated: April 15, 2014 Received: April 25, 2014
Dear Mr. Erickson:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRII does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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#### Indications for Use Statement 4.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement befow
510(k) Number (if known) K141081
Device Name Filtek 14 Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative
Indications for Use (Describe)
- · Direct anterior and posterior restorations (including occlusal surfaces)
- · Base/liner under direct restorations
- · Core build-ops
- · Splinting
- · Indirect restorations including inlays, onlays and veneers
- · Restorations of deciduous teeth
- · Extended fissure sealing in molars and premolars
- · Repair of defects in porcelain restorations, enamel, and temporaties
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 601 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpert C)
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