I mean A LOT. I'm addicted to the stuff.....I've tried to quit but I never last. I know it's bad for my teeth, but how bad is it? I'm worried about my teeth.
2007-02-04 13:55:34 · 11 answers · asked by Cindy R 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Soda pop, whether diet or regular, is bad for your teeth. I spoke once with an oral surgeon who told me that it is best to drink it with a straw, and drink water right after to wash your teeth. It is an acid bath on your teeth with each sip. Take care.
2007-02-04 15:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by SAK 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every soda is bad for your teeth. Diet soda is probably worse though considering it has more chemicals in it. It's not good for your body either btw. But anyway, just make sure to brush your teeth often. If you leave the sugar on them from the diet soda, there's little tiny microscopic bug-things in your mouth that feed off of it and leave their waste behind [on your teeth]. Then the waste rots your teeth and that's how cavities come about. So just brush a lot lol.
2007-02-04 22:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by JAYM33 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the worst part of soda is generally the sugar content. Since you are not consuming the sugar or loading up on calories or carbs I would have to say the only thing you need to worry about is the potential staining affect it can have on your teeth. There are no conclusive studies to show that the artificial sweetener really causes cancer in people...
I am now drinking diet soda. The regular soda really wreaked havoc on my teeth, lost tooth enamel and my poor husband has loads of cavities....
2007-02-04 21:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cute But Evil 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Diet sodas are worse than any others,
They produce a chemical that is close to the chemical used in storing organs and even animals in jars, cant thin of it right now but i think its like philmoglihaid?? something liek that.
Also diet soda creates cronic head aches, i see people rubbing their foreheads all the time that drink a lot of it!!
Now that cant be healthy either.
I drink green tea, hot and cold, add lemon and honey, even some soy milk, lots of water, and to settle my stomach and to burb i drink reg 7up sometimes. I also drink Juices without added sugars.
Ido more research on this diet thing, i know a bulletin was sent out to Doctors about this chemical in diet sodas.
2007-02-04 22:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by gipster1966 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's quite bad for your teeth. Even though it has no sugar, the chemicals and carbonation in soda drain your body of nutrients like calcium, the major component of teeth. Also, soda dehydrates the body, causing bloating and malnutrition. Try weaning yourself off soda gradually by limiting your daily intake a little more each day, and replacing soda with still or sparkling water, fruit juice, or milk.
2007-02-04 22:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
All pop is really bad for your teeth! it doesn't matter if its diet or not, but there is things in diet that is bad for you body so watch out. If you are worried only about your teeth just make sure you brush them good at least 2-3 times a day and they will me fine!
2007-02-04 22:00:29 · answer #6 · answered by star_punky2005 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CINDY,
IT HAPPENS THAT DIET IS JUST AS BAD AS REGULAR SODA BECAUSE THE PHOSPHORIC ACID FOUND IN BOTH RUINS THE ENAMEL OF THE TEETH. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN EFFECT. IF YOU MUST DRINK SODA TRY DIET 7-UP. CONSIDER SOME JUICES OR WATER TO SUB FOR SODA.
2007-02-04 22:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the acid in soda that eats away at your teeth. The best thing you can do, if you can't stop or limit your consumption, is to brush your teeth often.
2007-02-04 22:06:09 · answer #8 · answered by true blue 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Soda in general erodes the enamel on your teeth which leads to rapid decay of your teeth it also can lead to weakening of bones. If you are addicted slowly stop so that you have some teeth when you are older.
2007-02-04 22:05:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will dissolve your teeth until its gone because of the stuff in the soda which eats awaythe top layer of your teeth. and you will get big holes of cavities everywhere!
2007-02-04 22:00:39 · answer #10 · answered by V<3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋