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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2023

Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish

K153334510(k) TraditionalCleared May 20, 2016183-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3260Recalls 2

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

Young Dental Manufacturing Co. 1, LLC · LBH Varnish, Cavity

Cleared on May 20, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K040098 (Medical Products Laboratories, Inc., 2004) after a 183-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2004. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
May 20, 2016
Review
183 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LBH
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K040098 (2004). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2020: 1 descendant clearedK040098 · Varnishamerica · Medical Products Laboratories, Inc. · 2004200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K040098 · Varnishamerica · Medical Products Laboratories, Inc. · 20040
  1. Root · 1 generation backK040098 VarnishamericaMedical Products Laboratories, Inc. · 2004
  2. This deviceK153334 Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride VarnishYoung Dental Manufacturing Co. 1, LLC · 2016
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK192381 DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Strawberry Flavor, DFV Desensitizing…Scientific Pharmaceuticals · 2020

Most influential descendants

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  • K192381DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Strawberry Flavor, DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Bubblegum…Scientific Pharmaceuticals · 2020 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K040098VarnishamericaMedical Products Laboratories, Inc.2004—
0 (this device)K153334Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride VarnishYoung Dental Manufacturing Co. 1, LLC2016—
+1K192381DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Strawberry Flavor, DFV Desensitizing…Scientific Pharmaceuticals2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K153334, 2004–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K040098Varnishamerica
Summary page 4
…n Panel: Dental Predicate Device(s): VarnishAmerica 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish, Medical Products Laboratories, Inc. K040098, cleared February 4, 2004 Purpose and Description Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish is a…
Medical Products Laboratories, Inc.2004—

Also cleared against K040098: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K192381DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Strawberry Flavor, DFV Desensitizing Varnish-Bubblegum…Scientific Pharmaceuticals20200

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 23, 2023Class IIZ-1697-2023Employee errorThe Iris 5% Fluoride Varnish White Mint package lot 207540 may contain units of 5% Fluoride Varnish Bubblegum.
Oct 30, 2019Class IIZ-0661-2020Process controlProduct shelf life may be shorter than that indicated on the label.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K192381 (Scientific Pharmaceuticals, 2020) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K040098.

How does its category compare?

All LBH devices

LBH Varnish, Cavity: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LBH

4in 2025

2007: 82008: 62009: 42010: 72011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 22016: 22019: 22020: 52022: 12023: 32024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 8 (2007) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LBH

223in 2025

2007: 69 days median2008: 79 days median2009: 69 days median2010: 107 days median2011: 72 days median2012: 83 days median2013: 160 days median2014: 204 days median2020: 256 days median2023: 167 days median2024: 237 days median2025: 223 days median2026 (partial year): 64 days median
2007high 256 (2020) · low 69 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LBH

1in 2019

2014: 32018: 22019: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LBH

7in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 52010: 72011: 82012: 72013: 272014: 402015: 142016: 122017: 112018: 132019: 92020: 102021: 152022: 72023: 82024: 62025: 7
2007high 40 (2014) · low 3 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LBH, 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
200786904
200867903
200946905
2010710707
201137208
201248307
20136160027
20146204340
20152—014
20162—012
20170—011
20180—213
20192—19
20205256010
20210—015
20221—07
2023316708
2024323706
2025422307
20265640—

What is it indicated for?

Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish is a fluoride-containing preparation for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity and

for the reduction of post-operative sensitivity.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K153334: Oral-B 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K153334

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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