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Are you addicted to soft drinks? Research studies have proven that they are link to obesity and tooth decay.
Study lead author Saoirse O’Toole from King’s College London said, “It is the acidic nature of some drinks such as carbonated drinks and acidic fruit juices that leads to tooth wear.”
The study published in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, found that being overweight was associated with having tooth decay.
It is the premature wearing of teeth due to the softening of the dental enamel from dietary or gastric acids, combined with wear and tear.
The researchers analysed a representative sample of survey participants of 3,541 patients in the United States based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. The intake of sugar-sweetened acidic drinks was recorded through two non-consecutive 24-hour recall interviews where the patients were asked to provide details of diet intake across these two days.
As per the research, tooth wear is ranked as the third most important dental condition, after cavities and gum disease and the consumption of acidic food and drink is a leading cause of this.
Obese patients also have other risk factors such as increased heartburn which was controlled for in this study.
“This is an important message for obese patients who are consuming calories through acidic sugar sweetened drinks. These drinks may be doing damage to their body and their teeth,” O’Toole concluded.
