Does Coke corrode your teeth

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A lot of friends like to drink cool soft drinks such as coke in summer. Will this habit corrode teeth, cause cavities, or have other bad effects on teeth? By consulting the stomatologist, we have some understanding of these, to listen to experts how to say.

Does Coke corrode your teeth

Tooth erosion is not caused by a single food or drink. After eating any food, if we don't gargle or brush our teeth or clean our mouth in time, the food residue will be left in the tiny gap between the teeth and the surface of the teeth, and the cariogenic bacteria will produce acid substances. This kind of acid will make the tooth mineral loss, the hard tissue dissolves very slowly. Under the action of many factors, enamel and dentin are damaged, and gradually develop into caries cavity.

One of the key factors in the process of tooth decay is time. The shorter the time oral bacteria contact with fermentable carbohydrates, the less likely the bacteria are to produce acids. Under normal circumstances, coke quickly enters the esophagus from the mouth, and the time of contact with teeth is very short. In addition, the buffering effect of saliva can make oral pH quickly return to normal. Therefore, in the premise of maintaining good oral hygiene habits and reasonable eating habits, moderate drinking of coke generally will not directly lead to tooth decay. Therefore, we should not question whether drinking Coke will corrode teeth. Drinking coke properly will not threaten the health of teeth.

So, can brushing teeth in time after drinking acid drinks prevent damage? Doctors do not advise the public to do so. He said that after drinking acid drinks, the tooth surface is attached by acid substances. After reacting with acid, calcium ions in the teeth will be free. If you rub the teeth with a toothbrush at this time, it is easy to cause small defects on the tooth surface. Therefore, it is recommended that the public gargle with water after drinking acid drinks and brush their teeth after half an hour.

matters needing attention

1. Coke contains caffeine and is addictive to drinking for a long time. 2. Coke contains carbonic acid. Drinking too much is bad for your health. Because the human body is at its best when it is weakly alkaline. 3. Drink too much Coke and hurt your teeth. Coke contains phosphoric acid and carbonic acid formed after carbon dioxide dissolving, which has a certain corrosive effect on enamel. 4. Coke contains a lot of sugar, which is absorbed quickly and easy to cause excessive calorie intake. Drinking too much will make you fat. 5. Cola contains high content of caffeine, which can endanger the brain, heart and other organs of the fetus, and also cause malformation or congenital diseases. 6. Coke can cause osteoporosis. Coke drinkers are five times more likely to have a fracture than those who don't drink soda. The phosphoric acid in cola may be the cause of the increase of fracture rate, because a large amount of phosphorus will affect the absorption of calcium. The caffeine in Cola also has the effect of decalcification. Coke can dissolve iron nails. Someone has done the experiment, put the iron nail into the coke, the iron nail will dissolve gradually! Phosphoric acid in coke is a strong acid, even after dilution, there is a certain acidity. Although Coke will not dissolve our stomach, it will still bring a certain burden to the stomach. People with gastric ulcer had better not drink it. 8. Drinking too much coke is easy to get esophageal cancer. Indian doctors found that the incidence of esophageal cancer is relatively high in people who consume a lot of carbonated beverages such as coke. Researchers speculate that the pressure of carbon dioxide may cause gastric acid reflux into the esophagus, thus stimulating the esophagus and inducing esophageal cancer, but there is no sufficient research evidence for this explanation. However, it is certain that people with gastrointestinal diseases and gastrointestinal dysfunction should strictly control inflatable drinks.