US health regulators make it easier to sell dental cooling devices

US health regulators just made it easier for companies to sell a specific type of dental device. The Food and Drug Administration classified intraoral cooling devices into a moderate-risk category, which requires less stringent approval than high-risk devices.

Companies that make devices for cooling inside the mouth will now have a clearer, faster, and less expensive way to get them approved. This means more of these devices could reach patients sooner. The US health regulators explicitly aim to reduce regulatory burdens for beneficial innovations.