Ultradent supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent ban of products that contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical known to cause harmful physical and psychological effects in children.
Ultradent has always maintained a BPA-free manufacturing requirement for its dental sealants UltraSeal XT plus and UltraSeal XT hydro, the company said in a press release.
"Ultradent does not use, nor do we plan to ever use, bisphenol A dimethacrylate (the primary precursor resin to BPA when used in dental materials) in any of our resin dental products," said Dan Fischer, president and CEO of Ultradent Products, in the release. "Furthermore, we use the purest form of bis-GMA resin available for our bis-GMA-based products."
Ultradent recently launched a website dedicated to BPA education.
