Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is a fluoride, calcium and phosphate-releasing flowable composite used by dental professionals as a restorative, base and liner.
Device Story
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is a light-cured, radiopaque, glass-filled resin restorative material. It incorporates modified calcium phosphate (MCP) filler to release calcium and phosphate ions into the oral environment, with optional fluoride release. Used by dental professionals in clinical settings as a restorative, base, or liner for dental cavities. The material is applied to the cavity and light-cured for 20 seconds. The release of ions is intended to support the dental restoration process. It is formulated without Bisphenol A, BisGMA, or BPA derivatives.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Biocompatibility confirmed via Cytotoxicity Test (ISO 10993-5:2009) and Implantation Test (ANSI/ADA Specification 41 and ISO 7405). Physical property testing included flexural strength (129 ± 18.7 MPa), compressive strength (330 ± 47.9 MPa), diametral tensile strength (46.5 MPa), polymerization shrinkage (2.1%), water absorption (1.73%), and water solubility (0.09%).
Technological Characteristics
Light-cured, glass-filled resin composite. Composition: Diurethane dimethacrylate, Bis (2-(Methacryloyloxy) Ethyl) Phosphate, Barium glass, Strontium glass, Camphorquinone, Sodium fluoride (optional), MCP (Modified calcium phosphate), Colorants. Form factor: Tooth-shade paste. Curing: Light-cure (20 seconds). Biocompatibility: ISO 10993-5, ISO 7405, ANSI/ADA Specification 41.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by dental professionals as a restorative, base, and liner for dental cavities.
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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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
April 1, 2016
PULPDENT CORPORATION c/o Roger Mastrony MedTek LLC. 2516 Kettle Creek Court Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092
Re: K153249
Trade/Device Name: Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3690 Regulation Name: Tooth-shade resin material Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: EBF Dated: March 25, 2016 Received: March 28, 2016
Dear Mr. Roger Mastrony:
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: CDRH 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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Sincerely yours.
**Tejashri Purohit-Sheth, M.D.**
Tejashri Purohit-Sheth, M.D. Clinical Deputy Director DAGRID/ODE/CDRH FOR
Erin I. Keith, M.S. Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP
Indications for Use:
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is a fluoride, calcium and phosphate-releasing flowable composite used by dental professionals as a restorative, base and liner.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use _ (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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# PULPDENT CORPORATION
80 Oakland Street Watertown, MA 02472 USA
### 510(k) SUMMARY
DATE OF SUBMISSION: April 1, 2016
OWNER: Pulpdent Corporation 80 Oakland Street Watertown, MA 02472 USA
CONTACT: Roger S. Mastrony 2516 Kettle Creek Court Lincolnton NC 28092 Tel: 1 203 640 5047 Email: rogermastrony@gmail.com
TYPE OF SUBMISSION: Traditional 510(k).
#### DEVICE:
Trade Name: Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP Device Class: II Classification Name: Tooth-shade resin material FDA Product Code: EBF
#### PREDICATE DEVICE:
Pulpdent ACTIVA BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE, K130223 (Pulpdent RMGI Fill)
NOTE: Pulpdent RMGI Fill was the working name for ACTIVA BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE that was used during the design and development of the product before a marketing name was decided upon. It is the same exact formula.
#### REFERENCE DEVICE:
Bosworth AEGIS V with ACP, K103585
#### DESCRIPTION:
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is a light-cured, radiopaque, glass-filled resin with MCP (modified calcium phosphate filler) that releases calcium and phosphate ions into the oral environment and which may be formulated to release fluoride ions. Solo Flowable Composite with MCP contains no Bisphenol A, no BisGMA and no BPA derivatives. It is available in tooth shades, has low solubility, low water sorption and high physical properties.
#### INTENDED USE:
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is a fluoride, calcium and phosphate-releasing flowable composite used by dental professionals as a restorative, base and liner.
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# BIOCOMPATIBILITY EVALUATION:
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP was tested with a Cytotoxicity Test (ISO 10993-5.2009) and an Implantation Test (ANSI/ADA Specification 41 and ISO 7405) and found to be biocompatible.
### COMPARISON WITH PREDICATE AND REFERENCE PRODUCTS:
| | Pulpdent Solo Flowable<br>Composite<br>K153249 / EBF | Predicate Product:<br>Pulpdent ACTIVA BioACTIVE<br>RESTORATIVE (RMGI Fill)<br>K130223 / EMA | Reference Product:<br>Bosworth AEGIS V with ACP<br>K103585 / EBF, EMA | |
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| DESCRIPTION /<br>TECHNOLOGY | Light-cured, glass-filled resin<br>with modified calcium<br>phosphate | Dual-cure, resin-modified glass ionomer<br>with ion releasing resins and glass | Light-cured, glass-filled resin<br>with amorphous calcium<br>phosphate | |
| INTENDED USE | Dental restorative, base and<br>liner | Dental restorative* | Dental restorative and liner | |
| COMPOSITION | Diurethane dimethacrylate<br>Bis (2-(Methacryloyloxy) Ethyl)<br>Phosphate<br>Barium glass<br>Strontium glass<br>Camphorquinone<br>Sodium fluoride (optional)<br>MCP (Modified calcium<br>phosphate)<br>Colorants | Diurethane dimethacrylate<br>Bis (2-(Methacryloyloxy) Ethyl)<br>Phosphate<br>Barium glass<br>lonomer glass<br>Polyacrylic acid/maleic acid copolymer<br>Dual-cure chemistry<br>Sodium fluoride<br>Colorants. | BisGMA (Bis [4-2 (hydroxy-3-<br>methacryloxy propyl) phenyl]<br>propane-2)<br>Barium glass<br>Camphorquinone<br>ACP (Amorphous Calcium<br>phosphate) | |
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | | | | |
| Light cure set time | 20 seconds | 20 seconds | 20 seconds | |
| Depth of cure | 2.84 mm | 2.80 mm | | |
| Appearance | Tooth-shade paste | Tooth-shade paste | Paste | |
| Odor | Mild, characteristic | Mild, characteristic | Mild, characteristic | |
| Specific gravity | 1.810 ± 0.03 g /ml | Part A: 1.580 ± 0.02 g/mL<br>Part B: 1.620 ± 0.02 g/mL | 1.46 g/ml | |
| Flexural strength (MPa) | 129 ± 18.7 | 108.4 ± 14.7 | | |
| Flexural modulus GPa | 8.0 | ---- | | |
| Compressive strength<br>(MPa) | 330 ± 47.9 | 270 ± 14 | | |
| Diametral tensile<br>strength | 46.5 MPa | 44.4 ± 2.7 | | |
| | Pulpdent Solo Flowable<br>Composite<br>K153249 / EBF | Predicate Product:<br>Pulpdent ACTIVA BioACTIVE<br>RESTORATIVE (RMGI Fill)<br>K130223 / EMA | Reference Product:<br>Bosworth AEGIS V with ACP<br>K103585 / EBF, EMA | |
| Polymerization<br>shrinkage | 2.1 % | 1.7 % | | |
| Water absorption | 1.73% | 1.77% | | |
| Water solubility | 0.09 % | 0.25 % | | |
| Fluoride releasing | Yes (optional) | Yes | No | |
| Calcium releasing | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Phosphate releasing | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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# PULPDENT CORPORATION
80 Oakland Street Watertown, MA 02472 USA
* Note: Although the intended use of Solo Flowable and ACTIVA RESTORATIVE are not identical, in dentistry, products are often used for multiple purposes. The inclusion of the indications for use does not change the intended use of the device because placing a "base' is one step in the process of cavity restoration. The device is placed in the same location for the purpose of filling a dental cavity and restoring function. The difference between a 'base' and a 'restorative' is the amount of the device material used.
## Similarities
Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite, ACTIVA BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE and Bosworth Aeqis V with ACP are all glass-filled resin composites that release ions into the oral environment. All the devices have the same basic structure, i.e., glass-filled resin.
Solo Flowable Composite, ACTIVA BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE and Bosworth Aegis V with ACP are all intended to be used as dental restoratives; Solo Flowable Composite and AEGIS may also be used as a base and/or liner under cavity restorations.
Solo Flowable Composite, ACTIVA and AEGIS all release calcium and phosphate ions. Solo Flowable may be formulated to release fluoride ions like ACTIVA does.
Solo Flowable Composite and ACTIVA contain the same monomers, i.e., diurethane dimethacrylate and Bis (2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl) phosphate.
Solo Flowable Composite and AEGIS are one-part light-cured materials. Solo Flowable Composite, ACTIVA and AEGIS all light cure in 20 seconds.
The predicate and reference medical devices have been found substantially equivalent under the 510(k) Premarket Notification process as Class II Dental Devices under CFR 872.3690 and 872.3275.
## Differences
Solo Flowable Composite and ACTIVA are formulated with urethane dimethacrylate and Bis(2-(Methacryloyloxy) Ethyl) Phosphate. Bosworth Aegis V with ACP is formulated with BisGMA (Bis [4-2 (hydroxy-3-methacryloxy propyl) phenyl] propane-2). The difference is not significant because both monomers have an established history of use in dental materials and no substantial history of adverse reactions.
ACTIVA is a two-part, resin-modified glass ionomer composite that has three setting mechanisms: light cure, self-cure resin chemistry, and acid-base glass ionomer reaction. Solo Flowable Composite and AEGIS are one-part, light-cured materials. This difference in curing chemistry is not significant because they are both used extensively in dental composites, have no substantial history of adverse events, and give the dentists a choice of curing method based on the clinical situation.
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# Conclusion
Taking into account the above similarities and differences, Pulpdent Solo Flowable Composite with MCP is substantially equivalent in design, composition, performance and intended use to ACTIVA BioACTIVE-RESTORATIVE and Bosworth Aegis V with ACP.
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