510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Implant, Endosseous, Orthodontic

OATClass II21 CFR 872.3640510(k) required52 decisions since 19982 recalls

52 FDA decisions since 1998. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 329 days (half between 235 and 450). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K042965, named by 7 later devices.

It is intended to provide a fixed anchorage point for attachment of orthodontic appliances to facilitate the orthodontic movement of teeth. It is used temporarily and is removed after orthodontic treatment has been completed.

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 OAT 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 · OAT

1in 2025

2007: 62008: 32009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 12013: 22014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 12018: 12019: 22020: 32021: 42022: 22023: 12024: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2007) · low 1 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OAT

224in 2021

2007: 104 days median2008: 94 days median2011: 152 days median2020: 289 days median2021: 224 days median
2007high 289 (2020) · low 94 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · OAT

2in 2007

2007: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OAT

5in 2025

2007: 22010: 12012: 32013: 22014: 42015: 282016: 122018: 12020: 382021: 682022: 842023: 782024: 92025: 5
2007high 84 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OAT, 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
2007610422
200839400
20092—00
20102—01
2011515200
20121—03
20132—02
20141—04
20151—028
20162—012
20171—00
20181—01
20192—00
20203289038
20214224068
20222—084
20231—078
20242—09
20251—05
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — OAT by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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