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Re: What is it in cola drinks that ruin enamel? Is it sugar or the acids?
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Steven Bornfeld
Jul 5, 2021, 1:05:58 PM7/5/21
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On 7/5/2021 11:45 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> ... or both? For example, what's the chance (and evidence) of zero sugar
> Coke/Pepsi doing any harm to enamel?
>
It's the acids. Somewhere I remember a paper that put extracted teeth
into various soft drinks and measured damage. IIRC the champ was
Mountain Dew.
Remember we're talking direct demineralization, not decay.
Steve
> ... or both? For example, what's the chance (and evidence) of zero sugar
> Coke/Pepsi doing any harm to enamel?
>
It's the acids. Somewhere I remember a paper that put extracted teeth
into various soft drinks and measured damage. IIRC the champ was
Mountain Dew.
Remember we're talking direct demineralization, not decay.
Steve
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