FDA product code · Dental
Dental Amalgam
3 FDA decisions since 2008. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 202 days (half between 202 and 202). No recall names this code.
Dental amalgam is a device that consists of a metallic alloy, such as silver, tin, copper, and zinc, that is mixed with liquid elemental mercury for the direct filling of carious lesions or structural defects in teeth
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of OIV 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 · OIV
1in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · OIV
Too few OIV 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · OIV
No recall names OIV since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · OIV
1in 2024
MAUDE reports naming product code OIV, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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Other codes under 21 CFR 872.3070.