The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND is indicated for: - Direct anterior and posterior restorations with light-curing, dual-curing, and self-curing composite materials - Intraoral repair of composite restorations, porcelain fused to metal, metal, and all-ceramic restorations without an additional primer - Cementation of indirect restorations and veneers when combined with light-cure, dual-cure, and self-curing resin cements - Bonding of core build-ups made of core build-up materials - Bonding of denture resin to metal base, clasp or attachment - Repair of denture with metal base, clasp or attachment - Bonding of opaque resin to a metal base in the fabrication of resin-faced crowns
Device Story
Two-component self-cured dental adhesive system; used for direct and indirect restorations; compatible with light-cured, self-cured, and dual-cured composites. Bond A and Bond B mixed prior to application; polymerization initiated upon mixing; applied to adherends and air-dried to form a cured adhesive layer. Used in dental clinics by dentists. Enhances bond strength of resin materials to tooth structure and restorative materials (glass-ceramics, oxide-ceramics, metals, resin). Improves clinical outcomes for restorations and repairs.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Physical property testing (tensile bond strength to enamel, dentin, metal, porcelain, zirconia, and resin) conducted per ISO/TS 11405:2015. All results met in-house specifications (≥12 MPa for tooth/metal, ≥10 MPa for ceramics/resin). Biocompatibility testing performed per ISO 10993-1:2009 and ISO 7405:2008.
Technological Characteristics
Two-component self-cured adhesive system. Materials: phosphate monomer, Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, HEMA, thiouracil monomer, silane coupling agent, peroxide, borate catalyst, acetone, isopropanol, water. No energy source. Non-sterile. Manual mixing and application.
Indications for Use
Indicated for dental patients requiring direct/indirect restorations, intraoral repairs of composite/ceramic/metal restorations, cementation of veneers/indirect restorations, core build-ups, and denture repairs/bonding.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A resin tooth bonding agent is a device material, such as methylmethacrylate, intended to be painted on the interior of a prepared cavity of a tooth to improve retention of a restoration, such as a filling.
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November 28, 2017
Tokuyama Dental Corporation % Keith Barritt Attorney Fish & Richardson 901 15th Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, District of Columbia 20005
Re: K171226
Trade/Device Name: TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3200 Regulation Name: Resin Tooth Bonding Agent Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KLE Dated: October 23, 2017 Received: October 24, 2017
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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) K171226
Device Name TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND
Indications for Use (Describe) The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND is indicated for:
- Direct anterior and posterior restorations with light-curing, and self-curing composite materials
- Intraoral repair of composite restorations, porcelain fused to metal, and all-ceramic restorations without an additional primer
- Cementation of indirect restorations and veners when combined with light-cure, and self-curing resin cements
- Bonding of core build-ups made of core build-up materials
- Bonding of denture resin to metal base, clasp or attachment
- Repair of denture with metal base, clasp or attachment
- Bonding of opaque resin to a metal base in the fabrication of resin-faced crowns
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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|X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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### 510(k) SUMMARY Tokuyama Dental Corporation TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND
### Submitter's Name and Address
### (i) 510(k) Submitter
Tokuyama Dental Corporation 38-9 Taitou 1-chome, Taitou-ku Tokyo 110-0016 Japan Phone: 011-81-3-3835-2261
### (ii) 510(k) Submitter Contact
Keith A. Barritt Fish & Richardson P.C. 901 15th Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 783-5070 Facsimile: (202) 783-2331 barritt@fr.com Email:
### (iii) Preparation Date
November 24, 2017
### Name of Device
| Trade or Proprietary Name: | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Common Name: | self-cured dental adhesive |
| Classification Name: | agent, tooth bonding, resin |
| Product Code: | KLE |
| Regulation: | 21 CFR 872.3200 |
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### Predicate Devices
Primary Predicate: ADHESIVE EXL-759 (K#110302) Reference Predicates: FUTURABOND UNIVERSAL (K#130486), ALLOY PRIMER (K#012436), and ESTECEM (K#150727).
### Device Description
The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device is a two-component self-cured dental adhesive system for both direct and indirect restorations that can be used with self-etch, selective-enamel-etch, and total-etch techniques. The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device is fully compatible with light-cured. self-cured, and dual-cured composite materials.
Bond A and Bond B are packaged in separate plastic bottles. A group of polymerization agents is contained in the Bond A and Bond B to avoid reaction during storage, and the polymerization reaction begins upon mixing. When the mixture is applied thinly to adherends and concentrate by air-drying, a cured layer is formed by polymerization of methacrylic monomers. The cured layer functions as an adhesive layer for enhancing adhesiveness of polymerization resin to the adherends.
The device improves the bond strength of polymerizable resin material (adhesive resin cement, acrylic resin, and composite resin) to indirect restorative materials such as glass-ceramics (porcelain), oxide-ceramics (zirconia and alumina), metals (precious and non-precious), and resin materials including inorganic filler.
The device is depicted below:
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### K#171226
Image /page/5/Picture/1 description: The image shows a dental adhesive kit with several components. The kit includes an outer box, two bottles labeled "Bond A" and "Bond B", a mixing well, and a disposable mixing well. Additionally, there is a disposable applicator included in the kit. The adhesive kit appears to be a comprehensive set for dental bonding procedures.
The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device does not come sterilized and is not intended to be sterilized prior to use.
### Intended Use/Indications for Use
The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND is indicated for:
- Direct anterior and posterior restorations with light-curing, dual-curing, and self-curing composite materials
- Intraoral repair of composite restorations, porcelain fused to metal, metal, and all-ceramic restorations without an additional primer
- Cementation of indirect restorations and veneers when combined with light-cure, dual-cure, and self-curing resin cements
- Bonding of core build-ups made of core build-up materials
- Bonding of denture resin to metal base, clasp or attachment
- Repair of denture with metal base, clasp or attachment
- Bonding of opaque resin to a metal base in the fabrication of resin-faced crowns
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### Technological Characteristics
The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device has the same basic technological characteristics in terms of design, material, and chemical composition as the devices identified above. The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device does not have an energy source. Although the chemical compositions are not identical, the material properties, principles of operation, and performance characteristics of the TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device are comparable to the previously authorized devices identified above, as demonstrated in part by the non-clinical performance bench testing described below.
A comprehensive chart comparing the devices appears below.
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| Device name | Manufacturer<br>510(k) No.<br>Classification<br>name | Subject device<br>TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL<br>BOND<br>Tokuyama Dental Corporation<br>K171226<br>Agent, Tooth Bonding, Resin | Primary predicate<br>Adhesive EXL 759<br>3M ESPE AG<br>K110302<br>Agent, Tooth Bonding, Resin | Reference<br>Futurabond Universal<br>VOCO GmbH<br>K130486<br>Agent, Tooth Bonding, Resin | Reference<br>Alloy Primer<br>Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.<br>K012436<br>Agent, Tooth Bonding, Resin | Reference<br>Estecem<br>Tokuyama Dental Corporation<br>K150727<br>Cement, Dental | Difference |
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| Indications for Use | The TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL<br>BOND is indicated for:<br><br>Direct anterior and posterior<br>restorations with light-curing,<br>dual-curing, and self-curing<br>composite materials<br>Intraoral repair of composite<br>restorations, porcelain fused to<br>metal, metal, and all-ceramic<br>restorations without an<br>additional primer<br>Cementation of indirect<br>restorations and veneers when<br>combined with light-cure, dual-<br>cure, and self-curing resin<br>cements<br>Bonding of core build-ups made<br>of core build-up materials<br>Bonding of denture resin to<br>metal base, clasp or attachment<br>Repair of denture with metal<br>base, clasp or attachment<br>Bonding of opaque resin to a<br>metal base in the fabrication of<br>resin-faced crowns | All classes of fillings (according<br>to Black) with light-curing<br>composite or compomer filling<br>materials<br>Cementation of indirect<br>restorations (inlays, onlays,<br>crowns, bridges, veneers) of<br>composite, compomer, cramic,<br>and metal when combined with<br>Suglue-10 Adhesive Resin<br>Cement, manufactured by 3M<br>ESPE<br>Cementation of veneers when<br>combined with RelyX Veneer<br>Cement, manufactured by 3M<br>ESPE<br>Bonding of core build-ups made<br>of light-curing composite or core<br>build-up materials<br>Bonding of dual-cure cements<br>and core build-up materials and<br>self-cure composites when<br>combined with Activator EXL<br>760<br>Repair of composite or<br>compomer fillings<br>Intraoral repair of composite<br>restorations, porcelain fused to<br>metal, and all-ceramic<br>restorations without extra<br>primer<br>Root surface desensitization | Futurabond Universal is<br>intended for use as:<br><br>Adhesive for direct restorations<br>of all classes of cavities using<br>light-curing composite/<br>compomer/Ormocer materials<br>with a methacrylate base<br>Adhesive for core build-ups<br>made of light-curing composite<br>materials<br>Adhesive for indirect<br>restorations with light-curing<br>luting composites<br>Intraoral repair of composite,<br>compomer or Ormocer<br>rstorations, ceramic veneers<br>and all ceramic restorations<br>without an additional primer<br>Treatment of hypersensitive<br>tooth necks<br>Protective varnish for glass<br>ionomer cement restorations<br>Sealing of cavities prior to<br>amalgam restorations<br>Sealing of cavities and core<br>preparations prior to the<br>temporary luting of indirect<br>restorations<br>Adhesive for direct self-curing<br>or dual-curing composite<br>restorations of all classes of | ALLOY PRIMER is indicated<br>for the following applications:<br><br>1) Adhesion of metal posts,<br>metal inlays, onlays, crown<br>and bridges<br>2) Repair of fractures resin-<br>based facing crowns and<br>porcelain-fused metal<br>crowns<br>3) Fabrication of removable<br>dentures with metal base,<br>clasp or attachment. Repair<br>of dentures | The ESTECEM device is an<br>adhesive resin cement for the<br>cementation of crowns, bridges,<br>inlays, and onlays made of<br>glass/oxide ceramics (porcelain,<br>zirconia and alumina),<br>metals/alloys (precious and<br>non-precious) and resin<br>materials including inorganic<br>filler (composite materials).<br>The ESTECEM device is<br>indicated for:<br><br>Repair of fractured porcelain<br>fused to metal crowns and all<br>ceramic restorations<br>Cementation of veneers<br>Cementation of adhesion<br>bridges<br>Cementation of metal or resin<br>cores, metal or glass-fiber posts | The Indications<br>for Use of the<br>subject device is<br>within that of the<br>predicate and the<br>reference devices. | |
# Comparison of TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device with the primary predicate and the reference devices
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| Device name | Subject device | Primary predicate | Futurabond Universal | Reference | Estecem | Difference |
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND | Tokuyama Dental Corporation | Adhesive EXL 759 | VOCO GmbH | Alloy Primer | | |
| | | | | Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. | | |
| | K171226 | 3M ESPE AG | K130486 | K012436 | Tokuyama Dental Corporation | |
| Manufacturer<br>10(k) No.<br>Material | Phosphate monomer<br>Bis-GMA<br>TEGDMA<br>HEMA<br>Thiouracil monomer<br>(functioning as adhesion to metal)<br>Silane coupling agent<br>Peroxide<br>Borate catalyst (initiator)<br>Acetone<br>Isopropanol<br>Water | Phosphate monomer<br>Methacrylate-modified<br>polyalkenoic acid copolymer<br>Dimethacrylate resins<br>HEMA<br>Silane<br>Initiators<br>Ethanol<br>Water | Acidic monomers<br>Methacrylates<br>Catalysts<br>Initiators<br>Ethanol<br>Water | Phosphate monomer<br>VBATDT (functioning as adhesion to metal)<br>Acetone | (Adhesive components such as Estelink and Tokuyama Universal Primer:)<br>K150727<br>Phosphate monomer<br>Carboxylic acid monomer<br>Bis-GMA<br>TEGDMA<br>HEMA<br>UDMA<br>Thiouracil monomer<br>(functioning as adhesion to metal)<br>Silane coupling agent<br>Peroxide<br>Borate catalyst (initiator)<br>Acetone<br>Isopropanol<br>Ethanol<br>Water | The subject device contains a phosphate monomer,<br>methacrylic monomer, adhesive compound to prosthetic materials, initiator and solvent as with the predicate and the reference devices. The biocompatibility of the device has been thoroughly evaluated and performance tested. |
| Sterilization | Non-sterile | Non-sterile | Non-sterile | Non-sterile | Non-sterile | Non-sterile |
K#171226
# Physical Property Testing
(1) Tensile bond strength to tooth structure
| | Tifferen. | | | |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--|
| | Estecem *** | 1<br>I | -<br>I | |
| Leference | uturabond Universa | L LI<br>I | 1<br>I | |
| Primary predicat<br>0 | 759<br>Adhesive EXL | ڪ ا<br>I | 1<br>I | |
| Subject device | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSA<br>BOND | > 12 | L V<br>> 10 | |
| | Evaluation item | 'ensile bond strength to enamel * [MPa] | 'ensile bond strength to dentin ** [MPa] | |
In-house specification is more than 12 MP *
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## K#171226
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in-house specification is more than 10 MPa.
The component tested was "Estelink" which was a component in the device for adhesion to tooth struct
Tensile bond strength to meta (ढ
| Evaluation item | Subject device | Primary predicate | Reference | Difference |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------|------------|
| Tensile bond strength to metal * [MPa]<br>In-house specification is more than 12 MPa | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND | Adhesive EXL 759 | Alloy Primer | Estecem ** |
| > 12 | > 12 | > 12 | > 12 | > 12 |
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ouse specification is more than 12 ML a.
component tested was "Tokuyama Universal Primer" which was a component in the device for adhesion mater
(3) Tensile bond strength to ceramics and resin material including inorganic f
| Evaluation item | Subject device | Primary predicate | Reference | Difference |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------|------------|
| Tensile bond strength to porcelain * [MPa] | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND | Adhesive EXL 759 | Estecem ** | ≥ 10 |
| Tensile bond strength to zirconia * [MPa] | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND | Adhesive EXL 759 | Estecem ** | ≥ 10 |
| Tensile bond strength to resin material including inorganic filler * [MPa] | TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND | Adhesive EXL 759 | Estecem ** | ≥ 10 |
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In house specification is more than 10 MPa.
The component tested was "Tokuyama Universal Primer" which was a component in the device for adhesion to prosthetic materia
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### Non-clinical Testing
Non-clinical testing of the following physical properties was conducted on the TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device.
Tensile bond strength to enamel: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
Tensile bond strength to dentin: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
Tensile bond strength to metal: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
Tensile bond strength to porcelain: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
Tensile bond strength to zirconia: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
Tensile bond strength to resin material including inorganic filler: Testing was conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of ISO/TS 11405:2015.
The working time of the device was evaluated by confirming whether the device was cured after 90 seconds. The paintability of the device was evaluated by determining if an even film was formed. The appearance of the device was evaluated via visual inspection.
The precise formulation of the device is confidential. Substantial biocompatibility testing was conducted in accordance with ISO 10993-1:2009 and ISO 7405:2008.
### Clinical Testing
There were no clinical tests performed for the TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device.
### Conclusions from Testing
Based on the non-clinical testing conducted of the physical properties and the biocompatibility testing of the TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device, it is concluded that the TOKUYAMA UNIVERSAL BOND device is substantially equivalent to the primary predicate and reference devices identified above.
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A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.