---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 872.1830"
title: "21"
number: "872.1830"
heading: "Cephalometer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/872.1830"
---

# §872.1830. Cephalometer.

- (a) **Identification.** A cephalometer is a device used in dentistry during x-ray procedures. The device is intended to place and to hold a patient's head in a standard position during dental x-rays.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.

### Source

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