21 CFR § 872.4200 - Dental handpiece and accessories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s872.4200"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 872.4200 - Dental handpiece and accessories."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "872.4200"
section_name: "Dental handpiece and accessories."
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"
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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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# 872.4200 Dental handpiece and accessories.

(a) *Identification.* A dental handpiece and accessories is an AC-powered, water-powered, air-powered, or belt-driven, hand-held device that may include a foot controller for regulation of speed and direction of rotation or a contra-angle attachment for difficult to reach areas intended to prepare dental cavities for restorations, such as fillings, and for cleaning teeth.

(b) *Classification.* Class I.

[55 FR 48439, Nov. 20, 1990]