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Quell Desensitizer

K010957510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 25, 200187-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3260

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Jeneric/Pentron, Inc. · LBH Varnish, Cavity

Cleared on Jun 25, 2001 after an 87-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 25, 2001
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LBH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

8 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 2 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK010957 Quell DesensitizerJeneric/Pentron, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK033295 Butler Nucare Root Conditioner with NovaminNovamin Technology, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK072342 Sultan Tooth Root DesensitizerDentsply International, Inc. · 2007
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK082198 Durashield PlusDentsply Intl., Inc. · 2008
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 3 of its ownK090519 Vanish Varnish, 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish, Model 12245, Vanish…3M Company · 2009
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK100540 Ascent F-Coat Model: 006-00097CAO Group, Inc. · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12014: 1
2003high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K033295Butler Nucare Root Conditioner with NovaminNovamin Technology, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K072342Sultan Tooth Root DesensitizerDentsply International, Inc. · 2007 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K082198Durashield PlusDentsply Intl., Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on4descendants
  • K090519Vanish Varnish, 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish, Model 12245, Vanish Varnish, 5% Fluoride…3M Company · 2009 · 4 generations on3descendants
  • K100540Ascent F-Coat Model: 006-00097CAO Group, Inc. · 2010 · 4 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K010957Quell DesensitizerJeneric/Pentron, Inc.2001—
+1K033295Butler Nucare Root Conditioner with NovaminNovamin Technology, Inc.2003—
+2K072342Sultan Tooth Root DesensitizerDentsply International, Inc.2007—
+3K082198Durashield PlusDentsply Intl., Inc.2008—
+4K090519Vanish Varnish, 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish, Model 12245, Vanish Varnish, 5%…3M Company2009—
+4K100540Ascent F-Coat Model: 006-00097CAO Group, Inc.2010—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200720
200810
200910
201010
201110
201410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010957, 2001–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (8)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033295Butler Nucare Root Conditioner with NovaminNovamin Technology, Inc.20036
K073117Dentin Desensitizer AgentDentsply Intl., Inc.20070

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K033295 (Novamin Technology, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LBH devices

LBH Varnish, Cavity: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LBH

4in 2025

2007: 82008: 62009: 42010: 72011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 22016: 22019: 22020: 52022: 12023: 32024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 8 (2007) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LBH

223in 2025

2007: 69 days median2008: 79 days median2009: 69 days median2010: 107 days median2011: 72 days median2012: 83 days median2013: 160 days median2014: 204 days median2020: 256 days median2023: 167 days median2024: 237 days median2025: 223 days median2026 (partial year): 64 days median
2007high 256 (2020) · low 69 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LBH

1in 2019

2014: 32018: 22019: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LBH

7in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 52010: 72011: 82012: 72013: 272014: 402015: 142016: 122017: 112018: 132019: 92020: 102021: 152022: 72023: 82024: 62025: 7
2007high 40 (2014) · low 3 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LBH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200786904
200867903
200946905
2010710707
201137208
201248307
20136160027
20146204340
20152—014
20162—012
20170—011
20180—213
20192—19
20205256010
20210—015
20221—07
2023316708
2024323706
2025422307
20265640—
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510(k) Report. “K010957: Quell Desensitizer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010957

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026