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Soda Pop Damage - A Case History
Soda Pop and Dental Health
Question:
Does diet soda cause tooth decay? My friend allows her daughter to drink limitless quantities of diet coke, and she insists it isn't the cause of her tooth problems.
The daughter has had a silver tooth, and more recently major fillings in some of her back baby teeth, for which the dentist wanted to put her under general anesthesia. My friend insists diet Coke is perfectly fine for teeth.... Visitor from MD
Answer:
There is current speculation that the acids commonly found in diet drinks erode tooth enamel.
One or two diet drinks per day is OK, but "limitless quantities" is probably bad. I would be more concerned about the kid being jazzed up on all the caffeine.
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