510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic

DYWClass II21 CFR 872.5470510(k) required42 decisions since 19784 recalls

42 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 47 days (half between 26 and 69). 4 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K082207, named by 4 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, dental panel

Twenty years of DYW at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · DYW

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 12016: 32018: 22020: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYW

372in 2016

2016: 372 days median
2007high 372 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYW

2in 2011

2011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DYW

1in 2017

2007: 22014: 42015: 42017: 1
2007high 4 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYW, 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
20072—02
20081—00
20092—00
20101—00
20111—20
20121—00
20132—00
20141—04
20150—04
2016337200
20170—01
20182—00
20190—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20252—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DYW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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