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Zone, ZoneFree, Zone A1

K151526510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 10, 201594-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3275

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

Sybron Dental Specialties · EMA Cement, Dental

Cleared on Sep 10, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K003658 (Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., 2001) after a 94-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001.

Decided
Sep 10, 2015
Review
94 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EMA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K003658 (2001). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K003658 · Temp-Bond NE 2 · Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · 20012000200520102015
K003658 · Temp-Bond NE 2 · Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK003658 Temp-Bond NE 2Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · 2001
  2. This deviceK151526 Zone, ZoneFree, Zone A1Sybron Dental Specialties · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K003658Temp-Bond NE 2Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.2001—
0 (this device)K151526Zone, ZoneFree, Zone A1Sybron Dental Specialties2015—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K151526, 2001–2015Source: 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
*K003658Temp-Bond NE 2
Summary page 4
…redicate Device: Zone, Zone A1 and ZoneFree are substantially equivalent to the legally marketed device Temp-Bond NE 2 Temporary Zinc Oxide Non-Eugenol Cement (K003658) cleared on January 4, 2001, product code EMA. 4. Description of Device: Zone, Zone A1 and ZoneFree are Zinc Oxide N…
Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.2001—

Also cleared against K003658: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K003658.

How does its category compare?

All EMA devices

EMA Cement, Dental: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EMA

10in 2025

2007: 62008: 132009: 102010: 142011: 82012: 102013: 122014: 42015: 92016: 102017: 32018: 32019: 72020: 82021: 42022: 72023: 22024: 32025: 102026 (partial year): 7
2007high 14 (2010) · low 2 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EMA

106in 2025

2007: 48 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 86 days median2010: 86 days median2011: 79 days median2012: 128 days median2013: 178 days median2014: 174 days median2015: 134 days median2016: 182 days median2017: 141 days median2018: 237 days median2019: 127 days median2020: 164 days median2021: 184 days median2022: 245 days median2024: 59 days median2025: 106 days median2026 (partial year): 150 days median
2007high 245 (2022) · low 48 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · EMA

1in 2023

2008: 22009: 12010: 12011: 52023: 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EMA

9in 2025

2007: 332008: 502009: 902010: 1062011: 2242012: 2492013: 3852014: 2072015: 852016: 162017: 132018: 42019: 122020: 52021: 82022: 32023: 62024: 52025: 9
2007high 385 (2013) · low 3 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EMA, 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
2007648033
20081371250
20091086190
201014861106
20118795224
2012101280249
2013121780385
201441740207
20159134085
201610182016
20173141013
2018323704
20197127012
2020816405
2021418408
2022724503
20232—16
202435905
20251010609
202671500—

What is it indicated for?

Zone/Zone A1 and ZoneFree are Zinc Oxide Non-Eugenol temporary cements used for the cementation of temporary restorations.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K151526: Zone, ZoneFree, Zone A1.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K151526

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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