# K053099: Biohorizons Plastic Temporary Abutments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 14, 2006 after 103 days
- Product code: NHA (Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3630
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K894595 (1990). 23 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 25 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050208: Friadent Estheticap, Dentsply International (2005) Summary page 1.
- K051717: RN Synocta Temporary Meso Abutment, Institut Straumann SA (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K122559: Biodenta Dental Implant System - Abutments (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
BioHorizons Plastic Temporary Abutments are intended for short-term use of 30 days or less as a base for cemented or screw-retained crown and bridge restoration of dental implants, while esthetically contouring soft tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K053099
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology