510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Mouthguard, Prescription

MQCClass U510(k) required72 decisions since 19961 recall

72 FDA decisions since 1996. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 179 days (half between 100 and 261). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K183598, named by 11 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 MQC 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 · MQC

4in 2025

2007: 42009: 22010: 12011: 42012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 32017: 22019: 52020: 42021: 72022: 52023: 62024: 82025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2024) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQC

185in 2025

2007: 79 days median2011: 194 days median2015: 234 days median2019: 286 days median2020: 204 days median2021: 158 days median2022: 120 days median2023: 230 days median2024: 249 days median2025: 185 days median
2007high 286 (2019) · low 79 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQC

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQC

7in 2025

2007: 92008: 62009: 32010: 52011: 22013: 62014: 22015: 52016: 92017: 72018: 712019: 622020: 462021: 1112022: 1372023: 622024: 82025: 7
2007high 137 (2022) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQC, 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
200747909
20080—06
20092—03
20101—05
2011419402
20122—00
20131—06
20141—02
2015323405
20160—09
20172—07
20180—071
20195286062
20204204046
202171580111
202251200137
20236230162
2024824908
2025418507
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — MQC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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