21 CFR 872.1740 - Caries detection device.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 13, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026

View all text of Subpart B [§ 872.1500 - § 872.2060]

§ 872.1740 - Caries detection device.

(a) Identification. The caries detection device is a device intended to show the existence of decay in a patient's tooth by use of electrical current.

(b) Classification. Class II.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360

source: 52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 21 CFR 872.1740