ATC Group: A12CD Fluoride
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
Translations
Language
Translation
English
Fluoride
Hierarchical Position
Level
Code
Title
4
A12CD
Fluoride
Contents
Code
Title
A12CD01
A12CD02
A12CD51
Active Ingredients
Chemical substance
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).