Which sugar based drinks are the most aggressive in causing tooth decay over time ?

Question :


Which sugar based drinks are the most aggressive in causing tooth decay over time ?














Hypotheses:


I think that out of the four drinks im testing which consist of apple juice, Coke a Cola, Kool Aid , and Gatorade. Coke will have the quickest effect because of the amount of sugar and caffeine .








Problem:


Which tooth will have the most decay after one month ?

Which sugar based drinks are the most aggressive in causing tooth decay over time ?
Coke has an acid in it that destroys the enamel of teeth.





I haven't a clue as to which tooth would have the most decay in a month.





Are you going to use actual teeth or a similiar material to support your claims?
Reply:I think you are right, but I don't think the caffeine will affect it.





Of your four drinks, Coke also contains phosphoric acid. Besides giving the bacteria food for their acid production, the phosphoric acid will eat away at the enamel as well. Gatorade has Citric acid, which may not be quite as bad?
Reply:http://www.21stcenturydental.com/smith/p...





You should find this site interesting. Neutral pH is 7 so anything under this will erode your teeth, This site also lists the sugar content of common drinks.





To see pictures of the effects of acid erosion on teeth google "acid erosion"





Decay is a bacterial invasion of weakened enamel so you need bacteria present for that to happen (strep. mutans is the most common). Bacteria can be found in plaque which is a biofilm of food debris and bacteria.
Reply:My daughter had jaw surgery and her oral surgeon said to her when she got in the chair. Do you drink mountain dew? Then he clarified by saying, actually any sugared soda but especially mountain dew. She said No. He said good. Cause I wouldn't even do your surgery if you did. He went on to tell her that he weekly pulls entire mouthful of teeth of beautiful teenagers whose teeth have nearly melted from mountain dew. He said that this stuff shouldn't even be on the market that it is like battery acid on the teeth. That even brushing right after doesn't help that much.





On my own dentists site he has on their web page something you should see. I am going to snip a bit of his web page.





If you are one of the 95 percent of Americans who cannot live without having an icy, cold soda each day - choose root beer - it is the soft drink that does the least amount of damage to your teeth. According to a study from The University of Maryland recently published in General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, researchers have now determined that non-cola soft drinks, including ginger ale, Mountain Dew and Sprite, as well as canned iced tea can also weaken and erode tooth enamel due in large part to acidic flavor additives, including malic, tartaric, citric and phosphoric acids. Root beer has the least amount of additives, making it the best soft drink for your teeth. It turns out sugar and colas are not the only dental culprits.


http://www.dentalimplants-usa.com/Misc/s...


http://www.modental.org/YourDentalHealth...


http://www.dentalimplants-usa.com/Patien...

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