HOW SOFT DRINKS ARE BAD FOR TOOTH ENAMEL??

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Everyone loves sipping on soft drinks. They are not just sweet, but certainly a thirst quencher. But every sip you make, sugar activates acids and bacteria inside our mouth, which slowly destroys tooth enamel causing cavities and also washes away the outer enamel layer resulting in the exposure of dentin.  

An acid attack lasts up to 20 minutes in our mouth just by consuming soft drink. It can also cause discoloration and stains on the teeth.


Our saliva has a pH between 6.7 - 7.6(neutral), while the soft drinks we consume has a pH  range between 4 - 2.4 (acidic). So when you’re drinking acidic beverages, the pH level of your saliva drops which leads to dimineralisation of enamel.

THE TWO MAIN WAYS THE SOFT DRINKS EFFECTS THE TOOTH ENAMEL 

The carbonated soft drinks mainly affect the tooth by forming dental caries on the tooth caused by bacteria and erosion due to acids the drinks contains.

When the acids in the soft drinks comes in contact with the enamel, it demineralise the enamel layer and reduces its surface hardness, resulting in exposure of inner dentin leading to dentin sensitivity. 



The bacteria that are naturally in our mouth feeds on the sugar and produce acids, which dissolves the surface of the tooth and create cavity. Soft drinks have pro-inflammatory actions on the soft tissues too. 

            OMG!!  SHOCKING FACTS

" Experiment has proven that soda drinks are very bad and dangerous for the human tooth. The picture shows human tooth placed in soda drinks for different number of hours. The result shows that soda contains powerful chemicals capable of wearing away human teeth "

INGREDIENTS IN REGULAR FIZZY DRINK

- 90% carbonated water.

- High sucrose/fructose syrup (fructose+dextrose)

- Citric acid/phosphoric acid

- Artificial flavours

- Artificial colours 

- Caffeine 


AMOUNT OF SUGAR CONTENT IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOFT DRINKS

Regular drinks - 1600ml is equal to 16 packs of sugar 

Sports drinks - 600ml bottle has 9 packs of sugar

Energy drinks - 250ml contains 6 packs of sugar 

Other fruit drinks and cordial diet sodas and sugar free drinks also contains tooth eroding acids.


HOW TO REDUCE DAMAGE 

- Use a straw.

- Don't sip all day long.

- Cut down the amount and frequency. 

- Don't hold liquid in your mouth for long time.

- Rinse with fluoridated water or normal water after drinking fizzy drinks. 

- Visit the nearby dentist for identification of problems before they get worsen and do necessary treatments required.


~Dr.Sibin Boas

  

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