---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 872.5500"
title: "21"
number: "872.5500"
heading: "Extraoral orthodontic headgear."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/872.5500"
---

# §872.5500. Extraoral orthodontic headgear.

- (a) **Identification.** An extraoral orthodontic headgear is a device intended for use with an orthodontic appliance to exert pressure on the teeth from outside the mouth. The headgear has a strap intended to wrap around the patient's neck or head and an inner bow portion intended to be fastened to the orthodontic appliance in the patient's mouth.
- (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.