HOW SOFT DRINKS ARE BAD FOR TOOTH ENAMEL??
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 sof...