Soft drinks, soda, pop. No matter what you call it, it seems to currently be the dietary villain of choice. Today, we are going to give you yet another critical reason to avoid this ubiquitous drink. Mason Dental wants to ensure you’re protecting your oral health.
For dental health, soda delivers a double punch of damage with two of its ingredients: sugar and phosphoric acid.
Sugar is dangerous to your teeth primarily because it softens enamel and makes the teeth more prone to decay. This is especially harmful to kids because their enamel is not fully developed.
Some people think that they can avoid problems because they select diet soda. Unfortunately, the acids found in diet soda have basically the same detrimental softening effect on enamel. Soda consumption can also lead to teeth staining.
Our recommendation is simple: stop drinking soda or dramatically decrease your soda consumption to improve your dental health. Also, keep your children away from soda as much as possible so that their teeth have the chance to mature healthily.
Can’t kick the habit? Try to drink water shortly after you have soda and brush more (but wait a half hour so the enamel isn’t brushed while it is soft).
My name is Dr. Scott Mason. I provide advanced dentistry to patients in the Grapevine area. If you have any questions, give us a call at 817-481-4717.
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801 W Wall St
Grapevine, Texas
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