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1. American National Standard/American Dental Association Specifications
ANSI/ADA No. Title Year
No. 1 Alloy for Dental Amalgam 1985
No. 2 Dental Gypsum-Bonded Casting Investments 1987
No. 3 Dental Impression Compound 1987
No. 4 Dental Inlay Casting Wax 1989
No. 5 Dental Casting Gold Alloys 1988
No. 6 Dental Mercury 1987
No. 7 Dental Wrought Gold Wire Alloy 1989
No. 8 Dental Zinc Phosphate Cement 1987
No. 9 Dental Silicate Cement 1986
No.10 Denture Rubber (Absolete) ---
No. 11 Agar Impression Materials 1987
No. 12 Denture Base Polymers 1987
No. 13 Denture Cold - Curing Repair Resins 1987
No. 14 Dental Base Metal Casting Alloys 1989
No. 15 Synthetic Polymer/resin Teeth 1985
No. 16 Dental Impression Paste - ZnO2 -Eugenol 1989
No. 17 Denture Base Temporary Relining Resins 1990
No. 18 Alginate Impression Materials 1989
No. 19 Dental Elastomeric Impression Material 1982
No. 20 Dental Duplicating Material 1989
No. 22 Intra oral Dental Radiographic Film 1972
No. 23 Dental Excavating Bur 1984
No. 24 Dental Base plate Wax 1991

2. No. 25 Dental Gypsum Products 1989
No. 26 Dental X-ray Equipment 1991
No. 27 Resin-Based Filling Materials 1989
No. 28 Endodontic Files and Reamers, (Hand Use) 1988
No. 30 Dental ZnO2 -Eugenol and ZnO2 – Non Eugenol Cements 1990
No. 31 Exposure time designation for timers of dental X-ray machines ---
No. 32 Orthodontic Wires 1989
No. 33 Dental Terminology/Vocabulary 1990
No. 34 Dental Aspirating Syringes 1987
No. 35* High Speed Air Driven Hand pieces ---
No. 36* Diamond Rotary Instruments ---
No. 37 Dental Abrasive Powders 1986
No. 38 Metal-Ceramic Dental Restorative Systems 1991
No. 39* Pit and Fissure Sealants ---
No 40* Dental Implants ---
1. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 41—Biological Evaluation of Dental Materials
2. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 42—Dental Phosphate-Bonded Casting Investments
3. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 43—Electrically Powered Dental Amalgamators
4. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 44—Dental Electrosurgical Equipment
5. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 46—Dental Chairs
6. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 47—Dental Units
7. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 48—Visible Light Curing Units
8. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 53—Polymer-Based Crowns and Bridge Resins
9. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 54—Double-Pointed, Parenteral, Single Use
Needles for Dentistry
10. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 57—Endodontic Sealing Material
11. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 58—Root Canal Files, Type H (Hedstrom
12. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 62—Dental Abrasive Pastes
13. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 63—Root Canal Barbed Broaches and Rasps
14. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 69—Dental Ceramic
15. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 70—Dental X-ray Protective Aprons and Accessory Devices
16. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 71—Root Canal Filling Condensers (Pluggers and Spreaders)
17. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 73—Dental Absorbent Points
18. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 74—Dental Operator's Stool
19. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 75—Resilient Lining Materials for Removable Dentures - Part 1:
Short Term Materials

3. 20. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 76—Non-Sterile Natural Rubber Latex Gloves For Dentistry
21. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 78—Endodontic Obturating Cones
22. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 80—Dental Materials - Determination of Color Stability
23. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 82—Dental Reversible/Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression
Material Systems
24. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 85-Part 1—Disposable Prophy Angles
25. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 87—Dental Impression Trays
26. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 88—Dental Brazing Alloys
27. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 89—Dental Operating Lights
28. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 91—Dental Ethyl Silicate Bonded Casting Investment
29. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 92—Dental Phosphate-Bonded Refractory Die Materials
30. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 93—Dental Brazing Investments
31. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 94—Dental Compressed Air Quality
32. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 95—Root Canal Enlargers
33. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 96—Dental Water-Based Cements
34. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 97—Corrosion Test Methods
35. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 99—Athletic Mouth Protectors and Materials
36. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 100—Orthodontic Brackets and Tubes
37. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 101—Root Canal Instruments: General Requirements
38. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 102—Non-Sterile Nitrile Gloves
39. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 103—Non-Sterile Poly Vinyl Chloride Gloves For Dentistry
40. ANSI/ADA/ISO Specification No. 3950: Dentistry—Designation System For Teeth And Areas
Of The Oral Cavity
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 1—Alloy for Dental Amalgam: 2003
This specification is for alloys, composed mainly of silver, tin and/or copper, used in the
preparation of dental amalgam. Only capsulated alloy is covered under this specification. This is a major
revision of Specification No. 1 published in 1976 and revised in 1979. The language of this standard is
very close to that of ISO 1559—Alloys for Dental Amalgam (1994).
When a capsule containing mercury and alloy is shaken, the mercury and alloy react to form the
metal-matrix composite called dental amalgam. Dental amalgam is designed for use in dentistry as a
restorative material for decayed, fractured, or eroded teeth.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 2—Dental Gypsum-Bonded Casting Investments: 2002
This specification establishes a classification of, and specifies requirements for, gypsum-bonded
casting investments. It also specifies test methods to be used to determine compliance with these
requirements. This revision is an adoption of the ISO 7490–2000 for Dental Gypsum-bonded Casting
Investments.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 4—Dental Inlay Casting Wax: 1983 (Reaffirmed 2003)
This specification is for inlay casting wax used in making patterns in the production of inlays and
crowns. This fourth revision represents a return to the classifications used in the second revision. Also,
the flow requirements in the fourth revision are returned to those described by the second revision.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 5—Dental Casting Alloys: 1997

4. This specification provides a classification and specifies requirements and test methods for
dental casting alloys. This specification is a modified adoption of ISO 1562:1993, Dental casting gold
alloys; and ISO 8891:1998, Dental casting alloys with noble metal content of 25 percent up to but not
including 75 percent.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 6—Dental Mercury: 1985 (Reaffirmed 1995)
This Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for mercury suitable for the
preparation of dental amalgam, and the requirements for packing and marking. This revision is
essentially identical to ISO 1560:1985, Dental Mercury.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 11—Agar Impression Materials: 1997
This specification enumerates requirements for essential physical properties and other
characteristics of impression material having reversible agar hydrocolloid as a gel forming ingredient,
along with tests specified for determining compliance with those requirements. It also specifies
requirements with respect to the manufacturer's instructions, and the essentials for packaging, labeling,
and marking. This specification is a modified adoption of ISO 1564:1995, Dental Aqueous Impression
Material—Agar.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 12—Denture Base Polymers: 2002
This specification classifies denture base polymers and copolymers and specifies their
requirements. It also specifies the test methods to be used in determining compliance with these
requirements. It further specifies requirements with respect to packaging and making the products and to
the instructions to be supplied for use of these materials. This revision is an adoption of the ISO
1567:1999, Dentistry-Denture Base Polymers.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 13—Denture Cold-Curing Repair Resins:
1981 (Reaffirmed 1999)
This specification is for pink and clear denture repair resins of powdered-liquid type which are
used primarily for the repair of acrylic resin denture bases. It is restricted for materials which contain
monomers and comonomers, usually of the acrylic type of mixtures thereof, which are capable of auto-
initiated polymerization and which bond to denture base polymers of composition outlined in the
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 12 for Denture Base Polymers.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 14—Dental Base Metal Casting Alloys:
1982 (Reaffirmed 1998)
This specification covers dental base metal casting alloys used in the fabrication of removable
dental prostheses.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 15—Synthetic Polymer Teeth: 2000
This specification specifies a classification, requirements and test methods for teeth that are
composed of synthetic polymers such as polymethyl methacrylate and its copolymers, and that are
manufactured for use in prostheses used in dentistry. This revision is an adoption of ISO 3336:1993 for
Dentistry—Synthetic Polymer Teeth with minor editorial changes.

5. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 16—Dental Impression Paste - Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Type: 1961
(Reaffirmed 1999)
This specification is for dental impression paste, the reactive ingredients of which are zinc oxide
and eugenol. The impression paste covered by this specification shall be Type I (Hard) and Type II
(Soft) as specified by the purchaser.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 17—Denture Base Temporary Relining Resins:1983 (Reaffirmed
1999)
This specification is for pink and clear powder/liquid auto-polymerizing (self-initiating cure)
type hard-setting resins used as temporary relining materials for denture bases. The soft relining
materials are not covered by this specification.
ADA Specification No. 18—Alginate Impression Materials: 1992
This specification applies to dental alginate impression materials used in dentistry to make
impressions of teeth and tissues of the oral cavity. It specifies requirements for dental materials
containing an alginate as an essential gel-forming ingredient. This specification is identical to ISO 1563:
Alginate Impression Materials with minor editorial changes that strengthen this specification with
respect to applications in the United States.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 19—Dental Elastomeric Impression Material: 1993
This specification is for elastomeric dental impression materials based, for example, on
polysulfides, polysiloxanes, polyethers, or other non-aqueous materials capable to reacting to form a
rubber-like material which can be used for taking impressions. The materials described in this
specification are classed as Type I, II, or III according to certain properties after setting.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 20—Dental Duplicating Material: 1972 (Reaffirmed 1995)
This specification covers thermo-reversible and nonreversible (chemical setting) duplicating
materials for use in the dental laboratory. Duplicating materials covered by this specification are
classified as Type I—thermo-reversible materials (which includes Class 1—Hydrocolloidal and Class 2
—Nonaqueous organic thermoplastic) or Type II—Nonreversible (which includes Class 1—
Hydrocolloidal and Class 2—Nonaqueous organic).
ADA Specification No. 22—Intraoral Dental Radiographic Film:1969
This specification is for intraoral radiographic film which is coated on one or both sides with
emulsion.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 23—Dental Excavating Burs: 1982 (Reaffirmed 1999)
This specification establishes the requirements for burs suitable for use with straight and angle
dental handpieces.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 24—Dental Baseplate Wax: 2003

6. This specification is for wax used in the construction of artificial dentures. The wax consists
essentially of natural and synthetic waxes, resins, and hydrocarbon waxes of the paraffin series. This is
the first complete revision of ANSI/ADA Specification No. 24 since it was approved in December 1970.
This revision incorporated the addendum to ANSI/ADA Specification No. 24 which was approved in
March 1985.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 25—Dental Gypsum Products: 2000
This specification provides a classification of, and specifies requirements for, dental gypsum
products used for dental purposes, such as making oral impressions, moulds, casts, or dies. It specifies
the test methods to be employed to determine compliance with these requirements. It also includes
requirements for the labeling of packaging and for adequate instructions to accompany each package.
This revision is an adoption of ISO Standard 6873:1998 for Dental Gypsum Products.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 26—Dental X-Ray Equipment: 1991 (Reaffirmed 1999)
This specification applies to diagnostic X-ray equipment used for intraoral radiography.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 27—Resin-Based Filling Materials: 1997
This Standard specifies requirements for dental resin-based restorative materials supplied in a
form suitable for mechanical mixing, hand mixing, or external energy activation. This specification does
not cover requirements for materials intended to prevent dental caries, or for materials that are cured
outside the mouth.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 28—Root Canal Files and Reamers, Type K for Hand Use: 2002
This specification is for endodontic files and reamers for hand use only having a working part
taper of 2 percent (0.02 millimeter per millimeter of length) as in endodontic preparation or shaping
operations. The revision of this specification includes the adoption of Specification No. 28a, Root Canal
Files and Reamers, Type K Addendum published in 1996.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 30—Dental Zinc Oxide - Eugenol and Zince Oxide - Non-Eugenol
Cements: 2000
This standard specifies the requirements and test methods for zinc oxide—eugenol or zinc oxide
—non-eugenol cements supplied as two separate components that may be either powder/liquid or
paste/paste and are suitable for use in the oral cavity. This specification is essentially identical to ISO
3107, Dental Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cements and Zinc Oxide Non-Eugenol Cements. The exceptions are
noted in the Foreword.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 32—Orthodontic Wires: 2000
This specification pertains to all metallic wires as components of fixed, intra-oral, orthodontic
appliances with exception of (metallic) ligatures. In 1999, ANSI/ADA Specification No. 32–1977 for
Orthodontic Wires Not Containing Precious Metals was withdrawn from the ASC MD156 work
program as an outdated specification. The Working Group 1.7 Orthodontic Materials of Subcommittee 1
of ADA SCDP reviewed ANSI/ADA Specification No. 32, DIN 13970 and AS 1964–1977. The
majority of the working group could not accept either the DIN or the AS as presently constituted and
developed this new revised specification.

7. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 33—Dental Product Standards Development Vocabulary: 2003
The bulk of the terms and definitions (TDEs) in this revision of ANSI/ADA Specification No. 33
relate to products, procedures and testing of products used in dentistry. This effort to update and
standardize the nomenclature for dental products and testing should permit the authors of the various
specifications and standards to discuss their concepts and procedures so they will be understood by those
who must read and interpret these documents and test the products to determine if they are suitable for
the purpose intended.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 34—Dental Aspirating Syringes: 1978 (Reaffirmed 2000)
This specification covers the requirements for devices that are capable of aspiration and are used
for parenteral injections in dentistry.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 37—Dental Abrasive Powders: 1986 (Reaffirmed 2001)
This specification is for powdered abrasive materials used in dentistry for removing stains and
gross scratches from natural tooth structures and prostheses but not including materials used in
laboratory blasting processes. These materials are divided into types depending on the intended manner
of use and further sub-divided into classes based upon the predominant abrasive agent present in the
product.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 38—Metal-Ceramic Dental Restorative Systems: 2000
This standard specifies requirements and test methods for dental metallic materials processed by
casting or machining, and for ceramics suitable for use in the fabrication of metal-ceramic dental
restorations, together with requirements and test methods for the composite structure. The requirements
of this standard apply to the metallic materials and ceramics when used in combination, and compliance
may not be claimed for either metallic materials or for ceramics alone. This revision is essentially an
adoption of ISO: 9693, Metal-Ceramic Dental Restorative Systems with minor editorial changes noted
in the Foreword.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 39—Pit and Fissure Sealants: 1992 (Reaffirmed 1999)
This standard specifies requirements and test methods for resin-based materials suitable for
sealing pits and fissures in teeth. This standard covers both chemically cured and external-energy-cured
resin-based materials. This specification is an adoption of ISO 6874:1988, Dental Resin-Based Pit and
Fissure Sealants.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 41—Biological Evaluation of Dental Materials: 1979 (Reaffirmed
2001)
This document covers recommended standard practices for biological evaluation of the safety of
materials used in dentistry and is not intended for use in the evaluation of pharmacologically active
medicaments.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 42—Dental Phosphate-Bonded Casting Investments: 2002

8. This specification classifies dental phosphate-bonded casting investments into two types
according to the intended use. It specifies requirements for the essential physical properties of the
investment and the test methods to be used to determine these properties. It also includes a requirement
for adequate instructions to accompany each package. This revision is an adoption of the ISO 9694–
1996 for Dental Phosphate-Bonded Casting Investments.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 43—Electrically Powered Dental Amalgamators: 1986 (Reaffirmed
1995)
This specification is for mechanical dental amalgamators used for the mixing of alloy and
mercury to make dental amalgam. It includes multipurpose devices but is restricted to their function of
triturating alloy and mercury to produce dental amalgam.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 44—Dental Electrosurgical Equipment: 1999
This specification covers the minimal requirements for dental electrosurgical devices that operate
in the 1.5 to 4 MHz frequency range and have a maximum power output capability of 100 watts or less,
but not less than a maximum capability of 50 watts, and are used principally in the oral cavity for
performing clinical dental electro-surgery procedures by bi-terminal technique.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 46—Dental Chairs: 2003
This specification covers the requirements for dental patient chairs, but does not cover accessory
attachments except those components which are considered an integral part of the chair such as headrest,
cushion, armrests, and controls.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 47—Dental Units: 1983 (Reaffirmed 2003)
This specification covers the requirements for all equipment used for delivering and storing
dynamic and static instruments, such as handpieces, syringes, amalgamators, saliva ejectors, or high
volume evacuators.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 48—Visible Light Curing Units: 1983 (Reaffirmed 1989)
This specification gives requirements and test methods for polymerization activators with
powered tungsten-halogen lamps in the blue wavelength region intended for chairside use in
polymerization of dental resin-based materials. This specification is also applicable to rechargeable
battery-powered polymerization activators. It does not cover powered polymerization activators used in
laboratory fabrication of indirect restorations, veneers, dentures or other oral dental appliances.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 53—Polymer-Based Crowns and Bridge Resins: 1999
This specification covers polymer-based crown and bridge materials for laboratory-fabricated
permanent facings or anterior crowns which may or may not be attached to a metal substructure. This
specification also applies to polymer-based crown and bridge materials for which the manufacturer
claims adhesion to the metal sib-frame without macromechanical retention, such as beads or wires. This
specification further classifies polymer-based crown and bridge materials and specifies the
requirements; it also specifies the test methods to be used to determine compliance with these
requirements. The specification is an adoption of ISO 10477:1992, and 10477 Amendment 1:1998.

9. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 54—Double-Pointed, Parenteral, Single Use Needles for Dentistry:
1986 (Reaffirmed 2000)
This specification covers sterile, single-use, individually-packaged, double-pointed needles with
a means of secure attachment to cartridge-type syringes used for dental, regional, anesthetic injections.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 57—Endodontic Sealing Material: 2000
This specification is for materials used in endodontics within the tooth to seal the root canal
space. This specification is an adoption of ISO 6876:2001, Dental Root Canal Sealing Materials.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 58—Root Canal Files, Type H (Hedstrom): 1997
This specification is for endodontic Hedstrom files for hand use only as used in endodontic
preparation or shaping operations.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 62—Dental Abrasive Pastes
This specification is for in-office abrasive pastes used in dentistry for removing stains and other
exogenous materials from natural tooth structures and prostheses.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 63—Root Canal Barbed Broaches and Rasps: 1999
This specification is for root canal instruments for hand use utilized in endodontic preparation.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 69—Dental Ceramic: 1999
This standard specifies the requirements and corresponding test methods for dental ceramic
materials for all fixed ceramic restorations. This specification is essentially an adoption of the ISO
6872:1995 as modified by amendment and corrigendum. Both the amendment and related corrigendum
deal with radioactivity assessment and limits.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 70—Dental X-Ray Protective Aprons and Accessory Devices: 1999
This specification applies to dental X-ray protective aprons and accessory devices, such as
thyroid collars and thyroid shields used in dentistry that protect the patient, as much as feasible, from the
harmful effects of dental diagnostic X-radiation. It specifies the requirements for X-radiation absorption
and the areas of anatomy that the aprons and thyroid collars protect.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 71—Root Canal Filling Condensers (Pluggers and Spreaders): 2001
This specification is for root canal instruments for finger or hand—used to compact root canal
filling materials. This specification is a modified adoption of ISO 3630–3:1994, Dental Root Canal
instruments—Part 3: Condensers, Pluggers and Spreaders.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 73—Dental Absorbent Points: 2001 (Reaffirmed 2002)

10. This revision includes agreement with the action of the ISO working group for Endodontic
Materials by the addition of "non-medicated" instead of "sterilized" absorbent points, and test methods
for sterility and of biological hazards have been eliminated. During preparation of this revision, the
members of the working group discussed each difference between the original ANSI/ADA Specification
No. 73 and ISO 7551, Dental Absorbent Points—1996 in an effort towards harmonization.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 74—Dental Operator's Stool: 2002
This standard specifies requirements, recommendations and methods for dental operator's stools
as well as requirements for manufacturer's instructions, marking and packaging. It covers also
recommendations to manufacturers on the design of tools. This specification is basically an adoption of
ISO Standard 7493:1997, Dental Operator's Stool with some minor changes that are outlined in the
Foreword.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 75—Resilient Lining Materials for Removable Dentures - Part 1:
Short Term Materials: 1997 (Reaffirmed 2003)
This part of ANSI/ADA Specification No. 75 specifies requirements for the physical properties,
test methods, packaging, marking and manufacturer's instructions for denture lining materials suitable
for short-term use. This specification is an adoption of ISO 10139/1:1991, Dentistry—Short-Term
Resilient Lining Materials for Removable Dentures.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 76—Non-Sterile Natural Rubber Latex Gloves For Dentistry: 2002
This specification covers non-sterile rubber latex gloves suitable for dentistry. This revision is
designed to bring the specification into conformance with revisions to ASTM D-3578 that have occurred
since it was issued and reflect the advances in glove technology embodied in these revisions.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 78—Endodontic Obturating Cones: 2000
This standard specifies the dimensions and requirements for prefabricated metallic or polymeric-
based cones suitable for use in the obturation of a root canal system restoration. It also specifies
numerical systems and a color coding system for designating the sizes. This revision includes
harmonization with the action of the ISO working group for Endodontic Materials by moving reference
of biological aspects from the body of the document to the introduction and elimination of the Type and
Class distinctions. This specification, as revised, is in harmony with ISO 6877 except for the designation
utilized for the various diameters.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 80—Dental Materials - Determination of Color Stability: 2001
This standard specifies a procedure for determining the color stability of dental materials after
exposure to light or water. This revision is an adoption of ISO 7491, Dental Materials—Determination
of Color Stability with minor editorial changes.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 82—Dental Reversible/Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression
Material Systems: 1998 (Reaffirmed 2003)
This specification applies to the syringeable agar impression materials which have been
formulated such that they will bond to each other when used in combination to form elastic impressions
of oral tissues. This specification is an adoption of ISO 13716:1999, Reversible-Irreversible
Hydrocolloid Impression Material Systems.

11. ANSI/ADA Specification No. 85-Part 1—Disposable Prophy Angles
This specification covers disposable prophy angles suitable for a dental hygienist or dentist to
use in conjunction with a doriot style handpiece during the final stages of a dental cleaning.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 87—Dental Impression Trays: 1995
This specification applies to reusable and disposable impression trays used in dentistry for
delivering impression materials into the oral cavity for the purpose of making impressions (negative
copies) of teeth and oral tissues. It applies to trays made of plastic, aluminum, stainless steel and nickel
or chrome plated brass for the purposes of full arch dentulous or edentulous, partially edentulous, partial
arch and water cooled impressions.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 88—Dental Brazing Alloys: 2000
This standard specifies requirements and test methods for brazing filler alloys suitable for use in
brazing cast dental restorations. This specification is an adoption of ISO 9333:1990, Dental Brazing
Materials.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 89—Dental Operating Lights: 1999
This standard applies to dental operating lights, however constructed, used for illuminating the
oral cavity. It specifies requirements and test methods. It also contains specifications on manufacturer's
instruction, marking and packaging. This specification is basically an adoption of ISO 9680 with some
minor changes noted in the Foreword.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 91—Dental Ethyl Silicate Bonded Casting
Investment: 1999
This standard specifies a method for ethyl silicate bonded casting investments to be assessed for
their efficacy for casting dental base metal alloy restorations. This standard applies to ethyl silicate
bonded investments used in the fabrication of dental base metal casting alloy restorations. This standard
also specifies requirements for the essential physical properties o the investment and methods for heir
determination. It further includes requirements for adequate instructions to accompany each container.
This specification is an adoption of ISO 11246:1996. Dental Ethyl Silicate Casting Investments.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 92—Dental Phosphate-Bonded Refractory Die Materials: 2002
This specification is applicable to phosphate bonded refractory die materials used in the
production of dental restorations by a sintering technique. This revision is an adoption of ISO
11245:1999 for Dental Restorations—Phosphate-bonded Refractory Die Materials.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 93—Dental Brazing Investments: 2000
This specification establishes a classification of and specifies requirements for dental brazing
investments. It specifies test methods to be used to determine compliance with these requirements. It
also lists information which shall be included in the manufacturer's instructions and gives requirements
for labeling. This specification is an adoption of ISO 11244:1998, Dental Soldering Investments.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 94—Dental Compressed Air Quality: 1996 (Reaffirmed 2003)

12. This specification applies to all compressed air used in the dental office to power dental
equipment and laboratory equipment and to dry oral structures. It does not apply to compressed air used
to supply breathable air and should never be used to support life (e.g., Medical Compressed Air).
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 95—Root Canal Enlargers: 2003
This specification is for root canal instruments used mechanically to access an enlarge canals.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 96—Dental Water-Based Cements: 2000
This standard specifies requirements for certain types of dental cements, including both hand-
mixed and capsulated cements for the mechanical mixing, that are intended for permanent cementation,
lining and restoration, and that effect setting only by an aqueous acid-base reaction. This specification is
an adoption of ISO 9917:1991, Dental Water-Based Cements.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 97—Corrosion Test Methods: 2002
This standard provides test methods and protocols to determine the corrosion behavior of all
metallic materials used in restorative, prosthetic and orthodontic dentistry in the oral cavity, including
cast, machined and prefabricated devices. This revision is an adoption of the ISO 10271:2001 for Dental
Metallic Materials—Corrosion Test Methods.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 99—Athletic Mouth Protectors and Materials: 2001
This specification is for thermoplastic or thermosetting polymeric materials, with or without a
polymeric shell, that are capable of being formed into an athletic mouth protector, either on a model of
the teeth or in the mouth directly on the teeth. It also specifies requirements for manufacturer's
instructions and for packaging, labeling, and marketing.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 100—Orthodontic Brackets and Tubes
This specification pertains to brackets and tubes as components of the orthodontic appliance.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 101—Root Canal Instruments: General
Requirements: 2001
This standard specifies requirements and test methods for hand or mechanically operated
instruments for root canal shaping and cleaning having designs or materials which are not included
within the provisions of ANSI/ADA Specification Nos. 28 and 58. The purpose of this standard is to
provide a document to identify methods for size and product designation, safety considerations, for
example, minimum requirements for fracture forces, flexibility, and instructions/labeling.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 102—Non-Sterile Nitrile Gloves: 1999
This specification covers non-sterile gloves suitable for dentistry that do not contain any natural
rubber latex.
ANSI/ADA Specification No. 103—Non-Sterile Poly Vinyl Chloride Gloves For Dentistry: 2001

13. This specification covers non-sterile poly vinyl chloride gloves suitable for dentistry. This
revision is designed to reflect the increased concerns for performance of synthetic gloves as barriers to
blood- and fluid-borne pathogens.
ANSI/ADA/ISO Specification No. 3950: Dentistry—Designation System For Teeth And Areas Of
The Oral Cavity: 1997
This ANSI/ADA Specification is an adoption of ISO 3950–1984. This specification provides a
system for designating teeth or areas of the oral cavity using two digits. It also provides a system for
designating surfaces of the teeth using letters of the alphabet.