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Sternomega Compomer Cement

K982895510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 9, 199853-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

Sterngold/Implamed · EMA Cement, Dental

Cleared on Oct 9, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K940513 (Kerr Corporation (Danbury), 1994) and 8 other predicates after a 53-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.

Decided
Oct 9, 1998
Review
53 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EMA
Recalls
None
Predicates
10

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K924151 (1992). 9 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 5 other ancestors1993: 1 other ancestorK924151 · Bisco D/C Resinomer · Bisco, Inc. · 1992199019921994199619982000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 8 other ancestors K924151 · Bisco D/C Resinomer · Bisco, Inc. · 19920
  1. Root · 1 generation backK924151 Bisco D/C ResinomerBisco, Inc. · 1992
  2. This deviceK982895 Sternomega Compomer CementSterngold/Implamed · 1998
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K924151Bisco D/C ResinomerBisco, Inc.1992—
0 (this device)K982895Sternomega Compomer CementSterngold/Implamed1998—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
199450
199510
199610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982895, 1992–1998Source: 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? (13)

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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K940513Optibond
Summary page 1
…substantially equivalent to a number of currently marketed dental cements and bonding agents including the following: . Product/Siogy# ¢ Manufacturer, . .. oo ‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K96…
Kerr Corporation (Danbury)1994—
*K933030Panavia 21
Summary page 1
…er of currently marketed dental cements and bonding agents including the following: . Product/Siogy# ¢ Manufacturer, . .. oo ‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisc…
Kuraray Co.1994—
*K940030Bisco Composite
Summary page 1
…ing agents including the following: . Product/Siogy# ¢ Manufacturer, . .. oo ‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 De…
Bisco, Inc.1994—
*K922249Flexi-Flow Cement Natural
Summary page 1
…ollowing: . Product/Siogy# ¢ Manufacturer, . .. oo ‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown…
Essential Dental Systems, Inc.1994—
*K960464C & B Metabond (Modification)
Summary page 1
…¢ Manufacturer, . .. oo ‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji…
Parkell, Inc.1996—
Kept off the family treeK943596FDA’s K943596 is Vantage, for Adac Gamma Cameras
Our OCR of the scanned summary read K943596, FDA’s number for Vantage, for Adac Gamma Cameras (Adac Laboratories). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “Duolink”. Kept off the family tree.
Summary page 1
…‘Optibond/K940513 + Kerr ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji Plus)/K946100 GC Resino…
Adac Laboratories1995—
*K931309Variolink
Summary page 1
…r ~ . s Panavia 21/K933030 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji Plus)/K946100 GC Resinomer/K924151 Bisco Cemen…
Ivoclar North America, Inc.1993—
*K940914New Luting Cement Material (NLC)
Summary page 1
…30 Kuraray/J. Morita C&B Luting Composite/K940030 Bisco Flexi-Flow/K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji Plus)/K946100 GC Resinomer/K924151 Bisco Cement-It/Unknown Jeneric/Pentr…
Dentsply Intl.1994—
*K946100Fuji Duet
Summary page 1
…K922249 EDS C&B Metabond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji Plus)/K946100 GC Resinomer/K924151 Bisco Cement-It/Unknown Jeneric/Pentron ABC Dual Adhesive Bridge Cement/ Vivadent Unknown Product Desc…
GC America, Inc.1995—
*K924151Bisco D/C Resinomer
Summary page 1
…ond/K960464 Parkell Duolink/K943596 Bisco Variolink/931309 Vivadent Advance/K940914 Dentsply Dyract Cem/Unknown Dentsply Fuji Duet (Fuji Plus)/K946100 GC Resinomer/K924151 Bisco Cement-It/Unknown Jeneric/Pentron ABC Dual Adhesive Bridge Cement/ Vivadent Unknown Product Description: The SternOme…
Bisco, Inc.1992—
*—Dyract Cem
Named without a submission number
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*—Cement-It
Named without a submission number
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*—ABC Dual Adhesive Bridge Cement
Named without a submission number
—

Also cleared against K940513: 2 other devices →

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?

  • None of the 9 ancestors has a recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K940513.

How does its category compare?

All EMA devices

EMA Cement, Dental: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

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?

SternOmega Compomer Cement Automix is indicated for use in permanent luting of crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays and for luting ceramic crowns, inlays and veneers.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K982895: Sternomega Compomer Cement.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982895

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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