This is a science fair question and therefore I need immediate help. I am planning to see which out of the 4 are most harmful to teeth. I will be using: Coke, Tea, Coffee and ........... I need one more but i do not know what to use. Please help ASAP.
Thanks!
P.S.Should I just use another acidic drink? But the thing is that I want all the liquids to vary so I do not think that is a great idea.Please give opinions....
2007-01-14 10:48:32 · 8 answers · asked by ilu 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Maybe orange juice? I know the sugars are not good for your teeth and can contibute to decay if you don't brush them soon afterwards. They say you should not sip on it slowly, that it's better to drink it all at once. I'm not sure if it's juice OJ or if that's true with juice in general.
2007-01-14 10:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For your project, you may want to be more specific with the "acidic" drink and use something like orange juice.
As for another drink, any sugary drink like chocolate milk can be a good example. In general, even regular milk (which has a high sugar content) can damage teeth - an example you can use is when infants are left to sleep with their milk or apple juice bottles, they are prone to getting cavities on their front teeth (which are the ones in contact with the milk while they're asleep)...this is commonly referred to "Baby bottle syndrome." Hope this helps!
2007-01-14 11:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jani 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gather all the liquids u are going to use, then put a small piece of meat(the same size) in a glass container like baby food jars, anything glass, fill each with a different fluid at room temperature, let stand overnight without disturbing, then observe what happened to the meat. the meat should be a small 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch cube of lean meat like top round. record all results take before and after pics or video
2007-01-14 11:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Coke is the most harmful to your teeth. The carbonic and the phosphoric acid( not sure) in Coke softens the enamel of your teeth. Enamel is the most mineralised substance in your teeth.
2007-01-14 11:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by iDunno 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sports drinks are the worse,Gatorade,Powerade,All Sport, etc etc. they have all kinds of acids in it,which are bad for your gums and teeth.
2007-01-14 10:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by Nando 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red wine, totally stains your teeth
2007-01-14 10:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Willow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about red wine...that stains the teeth
2007-01-14 10:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by Justin P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about chocolate. as in cocoa or chocolate milk?
2007-01-14 10:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by Carla S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋