{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-872.3740","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 872.3740","heading":"Retentive and splinting pin.","body":"(a) Identification. A retentive and splinting pin is a device made of austenitic alloys or alloys containing 75 percent or greater gold and metals of the platinum group intended to be placed permanently in a tooth to provide retention and stabilization for a restoration, such as a crown, or to join two or more teeth together.\n(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 872—DENTAL DEVICES","Subpart D—Prosthetic Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"96d65773860d1f8ee30826e331fc7721014111a28ab57d6f07ebc373c1466640","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-872.3730","next":"us/21-cfr-872.3750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}