ATC Group: A01AA Caries prophylactic agents

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of A01AA in the ATC hierarchy

Level
Code
Title
1
Alimentary tract and metabolism
2
Stomatological preparations
3
Stomatological preparations
4
A01AA
Caries prophylactic agents

Group A01AA contents

Code
Title
Sodium fluoride
Sodium monofluorophosphate
Olaflur
Stannous fluoride
Combinations
Sodium fluoride, combinations

Active ingredients in A01AA

Active Ingredient
Description

Sodium fluoride is indicated for the prevention of dental caries in adolescents and adults, particularly amongst patients at risk from multiple caries (coronal and/or root caries). The primary mode of the caries preventative action of fluoride is post-eruptive, i.e topical action. Systemic fluoride supplements are believed also to act mainly topically (i.e during ingestion, via saliva).