FDA product code · Dental · Class 2

LBH: Varnish, Cavity

LBH is FDA's product code for "Varnish, Cavity": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 872.3260, reviewed by the Dental panel.

510(k) review time for LBH

Across 23 510(k) clearances under LBH decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 229 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 86 and 280 days, and 80% were decided within 301 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, LBH, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 23)
Fastest1
25th percentile86
Median229
75th percentile280
80th percentile301
90th percentile344
Slowest427
Median days by decision year, LBH (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20202565
2026 (to 10-06, partial)645

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

LBH in the public FDA record

Records naming LBH, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years139
Device recalls9
Establishment listings190
GUDID device identifiers1,016

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for LBH are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite LBH

3 FDA recognized consensus standards cite LBH, 2 of them recognized only in part, among them ISO 7405 Third edition 2018-10 Corrected version 2018-12; ISO 17730 Second edition 2020-09; ISO 17730 Third edition 2025-09. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 4-261 ISO 7405 Third edition 2018-10 Corrected version 2018-12 — Dentistry - Evaluation of biocompatibility of medical devices used in dentistry
  • 4-319 ISO 17730 Second edition 2020-09 (partial recognition) — Dentistry - Fluoride varnishes
  • 4-354 ISO 17730 Third edition 2025-09 (partial recognition) — Dentistry - Fluoride varnishes

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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