21 CFR § 872.3765 - Pit and fissure sealant and conditioner.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s872.3765"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 872.3765 - Pit and fissure sealant and conditioner."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "872.3765"
section_name: "Pit and fissure sealant and conditioner."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "872"
part_name: "DENTAL DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "872"
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# 872.3765 Pit and fissure sealant and conditioner.

(a) *Identification.* A pit and fissure sealant and conditioner is a device composed of resin, such as polymethylmethacrylate, intended for use primarily in young children to seal pit and fissure depressions (faults in the enamel) in the biting surfaces of teeth to prevent cavities.

(b) *Classification.* Class II.