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The Impact of Drinking Soda on Your Teeth
Thursday, February 4, 2010 |
Posted in Oral Health
Although dentists recommend low sugar intake in your diet, many people don't connect this request with drinking soda. Did you know that soda has a highly destructive effect on your tooth enamel and that diet sodas are often as bad if not worse? While diet sodas have less sugar, this benefit is offset by the fact that they have higher acidic content. On a positive note, if you simply must have a soft drink, steer your cravings towards root beer and try confining them to mealtimes. The Academy of General Dentistry sites that root beer has a lower acidic content thus making it “slightly” less erosive to your teeth. So the next time you are placing a drink order, remember, all sodas are not created equal!
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Bruce said...
Posted February 8, 2010 5:13 pm
Thanks for the Root Beer tip.
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