The conversion of hydroxyapatite to fluorapatite and the diffusion of fluoride into enamel from acidulated phosphate-fluoride solutions are both exothermic chemical processes. Thus, the postulate that these topical fluoride applications to enamel tend to form fluorapatite is sound thermodynamically.
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