# K072730: Friadent Cercon and Ankylos Cercon Balance Abutments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Dentsply Intl.
- Decided: Mar 27, 2008 after 183 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: 7 generations back to K894595 (1990). 20 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 21 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980630: Frialit-2 Corabase, Friatec AG (1998) Summary page 1.
- K994376: Frialit-2 3.4MM Steeped Cylinder Implant with Frios TPS Coating; Frialit-2 3.4MM Steeped Cylinder Implant with Frios HA, Friadent GmbH (2000) Summary page 1.
- K012681: Ankylos, Dentsply Ceramco (2003) Summary page 1.
- K041509: Ankylos Dental Implant System, Friadent GmbH (2004) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The FRIADENT® CERCON® Abutment is indicated for the support of exceptionally esthetic, single crowns in the anterior region of the maxilla or mandible region. Also ideal for XiVE®, FRIALIT® or FRIALIT®-2 cases involving very thin soft tissue. The ANKYLOS® CERCON® Abutment is indicated for the support of highly esthetic single tooth crowns in the anterior region of the maxilla and mandible, including where the mucosa is very thin, in combination with implants of the ANKYLOS® implant system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072730
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology