Diet soda erodes teeth as much as meth, crack: Case study

[jakeXT]

Drinking diet soda for years takes a toll on the teeth that's comparable to years of smoking crystal meth or crack cocaine, according to a new case report from a dentistry journal.

The report, published in General Dentistry on May 28, shows an addiction to soda may do as much major damage to your smile as a drug habit, and sugar isn't even the culprit.

Teeth are eroded when acid wears away tooth enamel, the glossy, protective layer of the tooth. Without this shield, teeth are more likely to develop cavities, become sensitive, develop cracks or become discolored.

The case study looked at the damage in three people's mouths. One subject was a 29-year-old admitted meth user, and the other person was a 51-year-old who abused cocaine for 18 years. The third patient drank an excessive amount of diet soda, about two liters a day for three to five years. All three had poor oral hygiene and did not visit the dentist on a regular basis.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57586640/diet-soda-erodes-teeth-as-much-as-meth-crack-case-study/

[railsback]

1. Already gave sodas up

I wasn't winning anything on MyCokeRewards anyways

[Warpy]

2. They already knew that about sugary sodas

and it only works if you put an extracted tooth into it and leave it there.

It also works with acidic fruit juices.

[clarice]

3. Been drinking soda for years...better go brush my tooth. lol

[earthside]

4. Good grief.

I know folks who live in places that have a high mineral content in their drinking water who get very discolored teeth.

Anyone drinking two liters of anything but water everyday has got some kind of other problem ... probably a meth and soda jones.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Good for getting antique banjo parts clean too.

Trouble is if you leave the parts dunked in it for too long it eats the nickle silver plating.