510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Zinc Phosphate Cement

K983018510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 22, 199855-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

Medental Intl. · EMA Cement, Dental

Cleared on Oct 22, 1998 after a 55-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Oct 22, 1998
Review
55 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EMA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983018Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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

Planning a device in EMA? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new EMA device

  1. #1 K254109 G-Cem Universalscore 15.0 · 13 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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.

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?

Zinc Phosphate is the oldest of the cementation agents and thus the one with the longest track record (introduced in 1878). It serves as a standard by which newer systems can be compared. It consists of powder and liquid in two separate bottles. The main ingredients of the powder are zinc oxide and magnesium oxide. The liquid contains phosphoric acid, distilled water, alumina hydrate, and zinc oxide. Zinc phosphate cement is without any adhesive properties and is used as a luting agent. It is always referred to as a cement and is used for the attachment of indirect restorations and appliances to the teeth and for the cementation of inlays, crowns, bridges, facings, and orthodontic brackets.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K983018: Zinc Phosphate Cement.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983018

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026