Minerals/ Fizzy drinks and teeth

ITguy2

I have been to the dentist a few times in recent years to get teeth either extracted, or to get fillings in existing teeth - and the main reason would have come down to simple laziness in that I have never developed the habit of brushing my teeth daily.

However, I was at a dentist once - but many years ago, and was informed that a person should only drink 1 litre of minerals/ fizzy drinks a week to keep teeth in good order. However, I'm wondering if this is still the case if you always rinse your mouth out with water after drinking mineral drinks, and brush your teeth later on at night.....or would 1 litre be the definite maximum of mineral drink intake to prevent enamel erosion?

I ask this as I tend to drink a lot of minerals/ fizzy drinks, often on a daily basis - usually 500 ml bottles. Is this dangerous, or would I be ok providing I rinse my mouth with water straight after drinking such drinks and brushing my teeth later at night......or would drinking this amount per weak damage the teeth regardless of whether rinsing and cleaning were done?

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ITguy2 wrote: »

I have been to the dentist a few times in recent years to get teeth either extracted, or to get fillings in existing teeth - and the main reason would have come down to simple laziness in that I have never developed the habit of brushing my teeth daily.

However, I was at a dentist once - but many years ago, and was informed that a person should only drink 1 litre of minerals/ fizzy drinks a week to keep teeth in good order. However, I'm wondering if this is still the case if you always rinse your mouth out with water after drinking mineral drinks, and brush your teeth later on at night.....or would 1 litre be the definite maximum of mineral drink intake to prevent enamel erosion?

I ask this as I tend to drink a lot of minerals/ fizzy drinks, often on a daily basis - usually 500 ml bottles. Is this dangerous, or would I be ok providing I rinse my mouth with water straight after drinking such drinks and brushing my teeth later at night......or would drinking this amount per weak damage the teeth regardless of whether rinsing and cleaning were done?

"Soda drinking may be associated with higher risk of obesity and decreasing level of blood calcium and increasing urinary calcium excretion, which may lead to osteoporosis later in life". PLease see link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18725052

"Excess consumption of soft drinks and low milk intake may pose risks of several diseases such as dental caries, obesity, and osteoporosis". Please see link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19857266

I hope those links and quotes help you. If you are drinking sodas then you are drinking less things with a nutritional value (eg and namely milk).
If you really like soda try and just keep it to meal times. The amount you drink has little impact on the teeth, it is the time the teeth are exposed to an acidic liquid and or sugar which cause erosion damage and decay respectively.

Hope that helps