Electron spectroscopic depth profiles of the chemical composition of bovine incisors after fluoride treatment show that interactions are restricted principally to a hyperfine outermost layer of only 0.05 μm. In this zone, high fluoride concentrations of up to 20% are correlated with drastic surface enamel degradations. A mixed layer of calcium phosphates and calcium fluorides is formed.
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