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Artegral and Polystar Selection

K030588510(k) TraditionalCleared May 7, 200371-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3590

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

Merz Dental GmbH · ELM Denture, Plastic, Teeth

Cleared on May 7, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K022300 (Dental Vipi Ltda, 2002) after a 71-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2002. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 7, 2003
Review
71 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ELM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K022300 (2002). 7 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant clearedK022300 · Acry Pan, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx, Vipi Dent N.H., Vipi Dent V · Dental Vipi Ltda · 2002200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants K022300 · Acry Pan, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx, Vipi Dent N.H., Vipi Dent V · Dental Vipi Ltda · 20020
  1. Root · 1 generation backK022300 Acry Pan, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx…Dental Vipi Ltda · 2002
  2. This deviceK030588 Artegral and Polystar SelectionMerz Dental GmbH · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK060507 Valplast Yamahachi TeethValplast Intl. Corp. · 2006
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK070591 Replica, Ortolux Top, Odipal, Odilux, Odident, Vitacrilic, Nature's…Union Dental S.A./Unidesa.Odi · 2007
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK134015 M-PM-DiscMerz Dental GmbH · 2014
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK101029 Kaifeng/Crystal, Kaili, Kaijing, Kaiyue, Maist and Kaitong/Royal…Huge Dental Material Co., Ltd. · 2010
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK191836 Ceramill A-SplintAmann Girrbach AG · 2019

Showing 5 of 7 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12007: 12010: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12019: 1
2006high 1 (2006) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 7 · See all
  • K060507Valplast Yamahachi TeethValplast Intl. Corp. · 2006 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K070591Replica, Ortolux Top, Odipal, Odilux, Odident, Vitacrilic, Nature's Best, Dental Acrylic…Union Dental S.A./Unidesa.Odi · 2007 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K134015M-PM-DiscMerz Dental GmbH · 2014 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K101029Kaifeng/Crystal, Kaili, Kaijing, Kaiyue, Maist and Kaitong/Royal Synthetic Polymer TeethHuge Dental Material Co., Ltd. · 2010 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K191836Ceramill A-SplintAmann Girrbach AG · 2019 · 2 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K022300Acry Pan, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx, Vipi Dent…Dental Vipi Ltda2002—
0 (this device)K030588Artegral and Polystar SelectionMerz Dental GmbH2003—
+1K060507Valplast Yamahachi TeethValplast Intl. Corp.2006—
+1K070591Replica, Ortolux Top, Odipal, Odilux, Odident, Vitacrilic, Nature's Best…Union Dental S.A./Unidesa.Odi2007—
+1K134015M-PM-DiscMerz Dental GmbH2014—
+2K101029Kaifeng/Crystal, Kaili, Kaijing, Kaiyue, Maist and Kaitong/Royal Synthetic…Huge Dental Material Co., Ltd.2010—
+2K191836Ceramill A-SplintAmann Girrbach AG2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200710
201010
201210
201310
201410
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030588, 2002–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K022300Acry Pan, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx, Vipi Dent N.H., Vipi…
Summary page 1
…n, Vipi Dent Plus, Biolux, Biolux V, New Dent, Dentoluxx, Vipi Dent N.H. and Vipi Dent V Preformed Plastic Denture Teeth (K022300). E lodifications: Differences in available size, shape, and color. I itende'3Use: Artegral, and PolystarB Sele…
Dental Vipi Ltda2002—

Also cleared against K022300: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (7)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060507Valplast Yamahachi TeethValplast Intl. Corp.20063
K070591Replica, Ortolux Top, Odipal, Odilux, Odident, Vitacrilic, Nature's Best, Dental Acrylic…Union Dental S.A./Unidesa.Odi20072
K134015M-PM-DiscMerz Dental GmbH20141
K120404Merz Dental GMBH Artegral HD Preformed Plastic Denture TeethMerz Dental GmbH20120

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K060507 (Valplast Intl. Corp., 2006) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K022300.

How does its category compare?

All ELM devices

ELM Denture, Plastic, Teeth: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ELM

1in 2014

2007: 12009: 12010: 32012: 52013: 22014: 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELM

82in 2012

2010: 125 days median2012: 82 days median
2007high 125 (2010) · low 82 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · ELM

No recall names ELM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ELM

1in 2025

2008: 12012: 42013: 432017: 12018: 12020: 12025: 1
2007high 43 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ELM, 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
20071—00
20080—01
20091—00
2010312500
20110—00
201258204
20132—043
20141—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—01
20180—01
20190—00
20200—01
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Artegral, and Polystaa Selection preformed plastic teeth are prefabricated devices composed of polymethylmethacrylate and cross-linking co-polymers of methacrylic acid (IPN) intended for use as teeth in dentures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030588: Artegral and Polystar Selection.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030588

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026