Treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. For use in adults over the age of 21.
Device Story
Riva Star is a two-component dental desensitizing system; consists of silver diamine fluoride liquid (Step 1) and aqueous potassium iodide liquid (Step 2). Applied by clinician to teeth using applicator brush. Principle of operation: chemical reaction between components forms immediate silver iodide precipitate; precipitate physically occludes open dentinal tubules to reduce fluid flow and sensitivity. Used in dental clinic setting. Output is clinical reduction of tooth sensitivity. Benefits patient by alleviating pain associated with dentinal hypersensitivity.
Clinical Evidence
Double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing Riva Star to Super Seal in patients with bilateral tooth sensitivity. Riva Star applied to one side, Super Seal to the other. Primary endpoint: reduction in sensitivity measured via Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 1 week. Results showed Riva Star was more effective than Super Seal in reducing dentine hypersensitivity after 7 days.
Technological Characteristics
Two-component liquid system: silver diamine fluoride and aqueous potassium iodide. Tubule occlusion via silver iodide precipitate. Biocompatibility tested per ISO 10993-1, ISO 10993-5, ISO 10993-10, ISO 10993-11, and ISO 7405. Shelf life 25 months at 2ºC-8ºC.
Indications for Use
Indicated for treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity in adults over age 21.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Cavity varnish is a device that consists of a compound intended to coat a prepared cavity of a tooth before insertion of restorative materials. The device is intended to prevent penetration of restorative materials, such as amalgam, into the dentinal tissue.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is an external cleaning solution, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9.
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SDI Limited Rav Cahill Chief Quality and Compliance Officer 3-13 Brunsdon Street Bayswater, Victoria 3153, Australia
Re: K172047
Trade/Device Name: Riva Star Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3260 Regulation Name: Cavity Varnish Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PHR Dated: March 2, 2018 Received: March 7, 2018
Dear Ray Cahill:
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) K172047
Device Name Riva Star
Indications for Use (Describe) Treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. For use in adults over the age of 21.
| 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 K172047
This 510(k) summary is submitted in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92.
### 1. Submitters information:
SDI Limited
3-13 Brunsdon Street, Bayswater, Victoria 3153, Australia
### 2. Contact information:
Rav Cahill Chief Quality and Compliance Officer Phone: +61 3 8727 7111 Fax: +61 3 8727 7222 Email:ray.cahill@sdi.com.au
### 3. Device Information:
| Proprietary Name: | Riva Star |
|----------------------|--------------------------|
| Common name: | Tooth desensitiser |
| Classification Name: | Cavity varnish |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 872.3260 |
| Product Code: | PHR |
| Classification: | Medical device, Class II |
#### 4. Date summary prepared: 2 March 2018
### 5. Primary Predicate device:
Riva Star is substantially equivalent to predicate device Advantage Arrest (K102973) by Elevate Oral Care, product code PHR.
### 6. Reference predicate devices:
Super Seal (K120109), D/Sense (K120176), Remesense (K082594), with Product Code LBH.
#### 7. Indications for Use:
Treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. For use in adults over the age of 21.
#### 8. Purpose and description Device Description and technological characteristics:
Riva Star is a two-component device made up of Riva Star Step 1, containing silver diamine fluoride liquid, and Riva Star Step 2, containing aqueous potassium iodide liquid.
Riva Star Step 1 silver diamine fluoride solution is applied to the tooth, immediately followed by Riva Star Step 2 aqueous potassium iodide, which forms an immediate reaction precipitate of silver iodide, thereby reducing tooth sensitivity by physically occluding the open dentinal tubules.
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Riva Star as well as predicates are liquids or gels that are applied to the teeth using an applicator brush or similar application. With D/Sense, however, the product is in contact with the teeth by foam strips impregnated with the solution.
### 9. Comparison of technological characteristics:
The fundamental principle and mode of action of Riva Star and the predicate devices in reducing dentinal hypersensitivity is the occlusion of open dentin tubules by the formation of a precipitate.
Both Riva Star and primary predicate Advantage Arrest employ silver diamine fluoride as the main chemical to form the precipitate to occlude the open dentinal tubules. Riva Star, however, also uses a second component, potassium iodide solution, which allows for an immediate reaction precipitate of silver iodide to be formed to occlude the open dentinal tubules. Advantage Arrest, a one component device containing silver diamine fluoride, reacts with the hydroxyapatite of the tooth component. Upon reaction with the silver diamine fluoride, the calcium and phosphate of the hydroxyapatite are converted into calcium fluoride and silver phosphate, respectively to occlude the open dentinal tubules.
With the reference predicate devices Super Seal, D/Sense and Remesense, the oxalate reacts with the dentin calcium to form a deposit of calcium oxalate crystals to occlude the open dentinal tubules and thus reduce tooth sensitivity.
### 10. Comparison of Indications for Use:
This device is indicated for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity, for use in adults over the age of 21.
Its Indications for Use are identical to predicate device Advantage Arrest.
Although Riva Star's indications for use are not identical to the reference predicate devices. the differences in phrasing does not change the overall intended purpose as a tooth desensitiser.
#### 11. Comparison to the Predicate Devices:
A comparison of Riva Star with the predicate devices is as follows:
| | Subject device | Primary<br>predicate device | Reference<br>predicate device | Reference<br>predicate<br>device<br>D/Sense | Reference<br>predicate<br>device<br>Remesense |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| | RIVA STAR | ADVANTAGE<br>ARREST | Super Seal | | |
| 510(k) number | K172047 | K102973 | K120109 | K120176 | K082594 |
| Company | SDI Limited | Elevate Oral Care<br>(named as ADP<br>Silver Dental<br>Arrest, LLC in<br>510k) | Phoenix Dental,<br>Inc | Centrix, Inc. | Remedent |
| Classification<br>name | Cavity varnish | Cavity varnish | Cavity varnish | Cavity varnish | Cavity varnish |
| Common name | Tooth<br>desensitiser | Tooth<br>desensitiser | Tooth<br>desensitiser | Tooth<br>desensitiser | Tooth<br>desensitiser |
| Regulation<br>number | 872.3260 | 872.3260 | 872.3260 | 872.3260 | 872.3260 |
| Classification<br>Product Code | PHR | PHR | LBH | LBH | LBH |
| Indications for | Treatment of | Treatment of | Assists in the | Dual-action | Relief of tooth |
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| Use | dentinal<br>hypersensitivity.<br>For use in adults<br>over the age of<br>21 | dentinal<br>hypersensitivity.<br>For use in adults<br>over the age of 21 | removal of the<br>smear layer, seals<br>the tubules,<br>desensitizes and<br>functions as a re-<br>wetting agent. | dentin<br>desensitizer<br>and cavity<br>liner. | sensitivity |
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Technical<br>method /<br>characteristics: | Silver diamine<br>fluoride and<br>potassium<br>iodide form a<br>precipitate of<br>silver iodide to<br>block open<br>dentinal tubules. | Silver diamine<br>fluoride forms<br>precipitates with<br>calcium or<br>phosphate in the<br>dentinal tubules to<br>block open<br>dentinal tubules | Demineralises the<br>organic and<br>mineral debris of<br>the smear layer<br>and the outer<br>most ring of<br>peritubular dentin<br>(the very hard<br>mineralized dentin<br>of each tubule<br>complex) and<br>restructures the<br>demineralized<br>material as a<br>calcium oxalate<br>precipitate. It<br>creates an acid<br>resistant layer<br>bound both to the<br>surface as well as<br>into the dentinal<br>tubules. | Reacts with<br>the smear later<br>to precipitate<br>micro crystals<br>of calcium<br>oxalate and<br>potassium<br>nitrate. These<br>crystals<br>penetrate<br>deeply into the<br>tubules, and<br>seal the entire<br>dentinal<br>surface with a<br>continuous,<br>acid-resistant<br>complex. | Potassium<br>oxalate breaks<br>down into<br>potassium and<br>oxalic acid. The<br>oxalic acid<br>reacts with the<br>calcium ions to<br>form calcium-<br>oxalate crystals.<br>These crystals<br>block the dentin<br>tubules, thereby<br>alleviating<br>dental<br>sensitivity. |
| Mode of action | Tubule<br>occlusion | Tubule occlusion | Tubule occlusion | Tubule<br>occlusion | Tubule<br>occlusion |
| Material<br>composition: | Silver<br>diamine<br>fluoride,<br>Aqueous<br>Potassium<br>lodide | Silver<br>diamine<br>fluoride | Oxalic<br>acid,<br>potassium salt | Potassium<br>binoxalate,<br>nitric<br>acid,<br>water. | Water, Glycerin,<br>Dipotassium<br>Oxalate, Aroma,<br>EDTA, BHT,<br>Sodium<br>Hydroxide |
| Application: | liquid | liquid | gel | liquid | Tray/kit/gel |
| Rx / OTC | Rx | Rx | Rx | Rx | Rx |
#### 12. Non-clinical performance testing:
A Hydraulic Conductance study of Riva Star and Super Seal tooth desensitisers was conducted. The data demonstrated that Riva Star is an effective agent to reduce fluid flow through dentine, and is substantially equivalent to Super Seal in treating dentinal hypersensitivity. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed both Riva Star and Super Seal formed a precipitate to occlude the open dentinal tubules.
A comparative 7-day in vitro fluoride and silver ion release study was conducted on Riva Star and the primary predicate device Advantage Arrest. The data showed that Riva Star released less fluoride and silver ions compared to Advantage Arrest, demonstrating that Riva Star is as safe as Advantage Arrest.
Biocompatibility testing was conducted according to ISO 10993-1:2009 - Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process, ISO 7405:2008 – Dentistry – Evaluation of biocompatibility of medical devices used in dentistry, and FDA General Guidance on the Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1 (2016).
The tests carried out for Riva Star and standards applied for each test are as follows: - Cytotoxicity (ISO Agarose, ISO Direct contact) - ISO 10993-5; ISO 7405
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- Sensitisation (ISO Guinea Pig Maximization Sensitization) - ISO 10993-10
- Oral Mucosal Irritation (Hamsters, collar method, 7 day) - ISO 10993-10
- Oral Acute Toxicity (Mice - 7 day) - ISO 10993-11.
Riva Star has limited contact with dentine, being an externally communicating device.
The test carried out for predicate device Advantage Arrest and standards applied is as follows: - Cytotoxicity (ISO Direct contact) - ISO 10993-5; ISO 7405
Riva Star and predicate device Advantage Arrest cytotoxicity testing produced equivalent results. Riva Star testing for irritation, sensitisation and acute oral toxicity provides evidence of biocompatibility.
Stability testing of Riva Star was conducted by evaluating the physical properties of the device to confirm a shelf life of 25 months when stored between 2ºC (35ºF) to 8ºC (45ºF).
#### 13. Clinical performance testing:
A double blind randomised clinical trial on patients with recognisable tooth sensitivity on both sides of their upper arch was performed, with Riva Star applied to the sensitive tooth on one arch, and predicate device Super Seal applied to the sensitive tooth on the other arch, and patients responses were recorded initially and following 1 week, on a visual analogue scale (VAS). The study showed that Riva Star was more effective than Super Seal in reducing dentine hypersensitivity after 7 days.
#### 14. Conclusion:
The information presented in this submission, including compositions for use, mode of action and technological characteristics, biocompatibility, non-clinical and clinical performance testing, establishes that Riva Star is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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