In Brief: FDA Dental Products Panel
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Dental Products Panel: Slated to meet Feb. 27-29 at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Maryland. On Feb. 27, the panel will review a premarket approval application for "a bone filling device for periodontal use." On Feb. 28, the panel will vote on a PMA for a "dental laser for hard tissue use" and "discuss the reliability and accuracy of digital subtraction radiography and its use in the clinical design of trials evaluating treatment and/or progression of periodontis." On Feb. 29, the panel, "with representation from the Dental Drug Products Plaque Subcommittee," will discuss "public health issues relevant to a new drug application for a dentifrice "for use in the prevention of caries, plaque, and gingivitis." For more information contact Carolyn Tylenda at 301/443-8879...