{"id":1272,"date":"2013-08-01T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog1\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:02:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:02:07","slug":"energy-drinks-bad-for-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/energy-drinks-bad-for-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Drinks Bad For Your Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your fridge filled with Red Bull?\u00a0 You might want to kick that addiction.\u00a0 A new study released in the journal of General Dentistry<\/a> has found that drinking energy beverages consistently will cause serious damage to teeth.<\/p>\n

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Researchers tested 13 sports drinks and 9 energy drinks for acidity levels.\u00a0 While both beverage types cause damage, it turns out energy drinks are twice as acidic.\u00a0 Drinking one of them consistently for just 5 days will begin eroding tooth enamel.\u00a0 Once enamel deteriorates, this cannot be undone — and thinning enamel can lead to tooth sensitivity, decay and cavities.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately the younger generation seems to believe that energy and sports drinks aren\u2019t as bad for oral health as drinking soda.\u00a0 But this is entirely false, not to mention alarming: according to the study,<\/a> 30-50% of teens use energy drinks while 62% drink more than one sports beverage per day.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s break down the results of the study.\u00a0 For five consecutive days, researchers submerged tooth enamel samples into various types of energy and sports drinks for 15 minutes at a time, four times a day.\u00a0 In between the submersions, the tooth enamel sat in artificial saliva.<\/p>\n

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The study tested the drinks for pH, fluoride levels, and titratable acidity <\/a>which is \u201chow long it takes for saliva to neutralize acid in the mouth.\u201d\u00a0 Some of the energy drinks tested<\/a> were Monster Assault, Red Bull, and 5-hour Energy.\u00a0 A few sports drinks involved in the study were Gatorade Rain, Powerade Option, and Propel Grape.<\/p>\n

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Energy Drinks With The Highest Acidity:<\/em><\/p>\n