Dental sealing lacquer for coating resin temporaries
Device Story
NanoVarnish, Plaquit, and Lightpaint on Surface are one-component, light-curing dental sealing lacquers. Used by healthcare professionals to coat resin parts of complete/partial dental prostheses and provisional crowns/bridges. Applied to dental restoration surfaces and polymerized using a dental light-curing unit. Provides a smooth, shiny surface finish. Benefits include surface protection and aesthetic improvement of temporary dental restorations.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. In-house testing verified product specifications, performance, and equivalence to the predicate. Biocompatibility assessment conducted per ISO 10993-1.
Technological Characteristics
One-component light-curing resin based on multifunctional acrylates with photo initiators. Polymerization via UV-light initiated free radical addition. Supplied in glass bottles. Viscosity 0.15-0.02 at 23°C; pencil hardness 2H. Complies with ISO 13485, ISO 7405, ISO 14971, and ISO 10993-1.
Indications for Use
Indicated for final coating of resin temporaries to produce a smooth and shiny surface.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A coating material for resin fillings is a device intended to be applied to the surface of a restorative resin dental filling to attain a smooth, glaze-like finish on the surface of the filling.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
April 5, 2018
Dreve Dentamid Gmbh Reiner Altmann Head Of Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs Max-Planck-Strasse 31 Unna, Norderhein-Westfalen, 59423 DE
Re: K162408
Trade/Device Name: Nano Varnish, Plaquit, Lightpaint On Surface Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3310 Regulation Name: Coating Material For Resin Fillings Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: EBD Dated: February 28, 2018 Received: March 5, 2018
Dear Reiner Altmann:
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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K162408
Device Name NanoVarnish Plaquit Lightpaint on Surface
Indications for Use (Describe)
Varnish for final coating for resin temporaries to produce a smooth and shinv surface
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable
Z Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
[ ] Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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Dreve Dentamid
# 510(k) Summary
| Submitter: | Dreve Dentamid GmbH<br>Max-Planck-Stra e 31<br>59423 Unna / Germany |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Establishment Reg. No. 1000486347 |
| Contact: | Dr. Reiner Altmann<br>(Head of Quality Management &<br>Regulatory Affairs)<br>Phone: +49-2303-8807-0<br>E-mail: reiner.altmann@dreve.de |
| Official Correspondent: | Mr. Michael Breer<br>(Quality Management Representative) |
| Date: | April 4th, 2018 |
| 510(k) number: | K162408 |
| ● Common Name: | Dental sealing lacquer |
| ● Trade/Device Name: | NanoVarnish, Plaquit and Lightpaint on Surface |
| ● Classification Name: | Coating material for resin fillings |
| ● Device Classification: | Class II per 21 CFR 872.3310 |
| ● Product Code: | EBO |
| Primary Predicate Device: | K123761 VITA ENAMIC® Glaze |
# Device Description
The light-curing one-component dental sealing lacquers NanoVarnish, Plaquit and Lightpaint on Surface are designed for coating resin parts of complete and partial dental prosthesis and for provisional crowns and bridges. The lacquer is applied to a dental restoration and cured with the help of a dental light-curing unit.
# Intended Use:
Dental sealing lacquer for coating resin temporaries
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# Indications for Use:
Varnish for final coating for resin temporaries to produce a smooth and shiny surface.
# Technological Characteristics
#### Design
The predicate also includes powder and liquid material for characterization of the surface of dental restorations which is not part of the Dreve dental sealing lacquers. However, the kit also includes VITA ENAMIC® Glaze which is designed to seal and create a smooth and glossy surface same as the Dreve dental sealing lacquers.
The Dreve dental sealing lacquers are the same in respect of design compared to the predicate. Same as the predicate the Dreve light-curing dental sealing lacquers are intended to be applied in-vitro for the purpose of coating dental restorations. They use the same technological characteristics and principles. They are one-component light-curing resins and polymerize by using dental light-curing units.
#### Material
Same as the predicate the Dreve dental sealing lacquers are based on multifunctional acrylates with photo initiators. The lacquers polymerize in a UV-light initiated free radical addition reaction.
The dental sealing lacquers and the VITA ENAMIC® Glaze are prescription only material. The labeling and working instructions are designed for health care professionals.
## Testing
The Dreve dental sealing lacquers have been designed, developed, tested and produced according to ISO 13485, CAN/CSA ISO 13485 and European Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC. The quality system is certified by a Notified Body.
Testing has confirmed these devices meet their product specification. A series of in-house tests have been conducted to verify the intended signals are accurate and can maintain performance over its useful life. The new device has been also tested in comparison with the predicate and the main characteristics are the same.
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Mail: dentamid@dreve.de
Internet: www.dreve.com/dentami Lieferadresse: Einsteinstr. 36 Geschaftsflihrer Dr. Volker Dreve. Dino Marchett Sitz · 59423 Unna Reg.-Gericht: Hamm HRB 3712
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# Substantial Equivalence
Information provided in this application shows that the new device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in intended use, performance, materials, technological characteristics and application. The differences between these devices are incidental and not significant.
# Biocompatibility
An assessment of the biocompatibility according to FDA Recognized Consensus Standard ISO 10993-1 is included in this application. As a result of this assessment/testing we conclude that the device is safe for its intended use and does not raise any new questions compared with the predicate.
Furthermore there are no substantial differences between the Dreve dental sealing lacquers and the predicate device K123761 Vita Enamic® Glaze. In fact, the Dreve dental sealing lacquers and the predicate device are virtually identical. They are the same in function and similar in composition with only minor exceptions.
# Harmonized Test
This device is the same (within the definition of design controls) as the device cleared in K123761 - with the addition of qualifying this device to the indicated harmonized standards. This device may be used interchangeably with the predicate.
Summary of the technological characteristics of the new device compared to the predicate:
| Comparable<br>Parameter | Dental sealing lacquers<br>(NanoVarnish, Plaquit,<br>Lightpaint on Surface) | VITA ENAMIC® Glaze<br>K123761 |
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| Intended Use | Dental sealing lacquer for<br>coating resin temporaries | Sealing lacquer for the<br>surface characterization of<br>dental restorations. |
| Indications for Use | Varnish for final coating for<br>resin temporaries to produce<br>a smooth and shiny surface. | VITA ENAMIC® Stains are<br>indicated for shade<br>customization and<br>characterization of the surface<br>of dental restorations made of<br>hybrid ceramic resin and resin<br>materials. The Glaze material<br>provided in the Stains sets<br>the final coating providing<br>protection of the stains from<br>abrasion wear. |
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#### Dreve Dentamid
| Design | Supplied in glass bottles.<br>Image: [bottle of liquid] | Supplied in glass bottles.<br>Image: [bottle of liquid] |
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| Chemical description | One component UV-light curing (meth)acrylic lacquer radical pol merization | One component UV-light curing (meth)acrylic lacquer radical ol merization |
| Appearance visual | Colorless, liquid | Colorless, liquid |
| Viscosity at 23°C | s; 0.15 - 0.02 | s; 0.15 |
| Pencil hardness (acc. to Wolff Wilborn | 2 H | 2 H |
| Working / Processin time | < 1 min. | < 1 min. |
| Curing time | approx. 3 - 5 min. | approx. 3 min. |
| Tern erature | Room temperature | Room temperature |
| Shelf life | 2 years | 2 years |
| Conformance to consensus standard | EN ISO 13485: 2012 +<br>AC:2012<br>ISO 7405: 2008<br>ISO 14971: 2007<br>ISO 10993-1: 2009 | EN ISO 13485: 2012 +<br>AC:2012<br>ISO 7405: 2008<br>ISO 14971: 2007<br>ISO 10993-1:2009 |
The difference of the Intended Use and the Indications for Use of the Dreve dental sealing lacquers (Plaquit, NanoVarnish and Lightpaint on Surface) and the predicate are due to the availability of the predicate K123761 VITA ENAMIC® Glaze in a set of devices. All components of this set are used for shade customization and characterization of the surface of dental restorations but the VITA ENAMIC® Glaze is for coating purpose only as described in the IFU / The Glaze material provided in the Stains set is the final coating providing protection of the stains from abrasion wear.).
The technological characteristics of the subject device and the predicate are virtually identical and both devices have generically the same intended use.
## Conclusion
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