{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-872.3850","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 872.3850","heading":"Gutta percha.","body":"(a) Identification. Gutta percha is a device made from coagulated sap of certain tropical trees intended to fill the root canal of a tooth. The gutta percha is softened by heat and inserted into the root canal, where it hardens as it cools.\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":"e80663355b5cb1f7c1b49067f55c010a2345b0530df04c52adf261aee3e351d6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-872.3840","next":"us/21-cfr-872.3890"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}