# K072569: Metoxit Cam-Blanks

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Metoxit AG
- Decided: Oct 31, 2007 after 49 days
- Product code: EIH (Powder, Porcelain)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.6660
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K013230 (2001). 8 ancestors in all.
186 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 195 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013230: Cercon Base, Degussa - Ney Dental, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.
- K051462: Modification to: Cercon Base, Dentsply Intl. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K050903: Xawex G 100, Wieland Dental + Technik GmbH & Co. KG (2005) Summary page 1.
- K022996: Vita in-Ceram YZ Cubes for Cerec, Vident (2002) Summary page 1.
- K051705: Ips E.Max Cad/Ips E.Max Zircad, Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K052130: Vita in-Ceram 2000 AL Cubes for Inlab, Models AL20/AL40, Vident (2005) Summary page 1.
- K062506: Incoris AL, Sirona Dental Systems GmbH (2006) Summary page 1.
- K001815: DC Zirkon, Austenal, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K120822: Straumann Cares Variobase Abutment NNC, Straumann Cares Variobase Abutment RN, Straumann Cares Variobase Abutment WN, ST (2012), 165 descendants of its own
- K150203: Medentika CAD/CAM Abutments (2015), 129 descendants of its own
- K150367: Neodent Implant System (2015), 89 descendants of its own
- K170588: DESS Dental Smart Solutions (2017), 86 descendants of its own
- K173908: DESS Dental Smart Solutions (2018), 51 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Metoxit blanks are indicated for use as a substructure for porcelain fused ceramic fixed dental restorations. Limitations are listed in Table 1. Table 1: Indications of use and maximum number of pontics. Process chain Material Single unit crowns Bridges, number of pontics Anterior Posterior Anterior Posterior Porous blank is TZPA X 2 2 machined to enlarged framework, then AI-99S X 1 sintered and veneered. Dense blank is TZP X 2 2 machined to net-shape framework, then TZP-A X X 2 2 veneered. X indicated; - not indicated; digits show maximum number of pontics. All blanks are solely by or on the order of a dental professional. They are not for use by the general public or over-the-counter.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072569
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology