Beverages harmful as they affect micro hardness of primary teeth enamel, Finds study
Soft drinks have many potential health problems. The inherent acids and sugars have both acidogenic and cariogenic potential, resulting in dental caries and potential enamel erosion.
Hence, all beverages are known to affect the microhardness of primary teeth enamel, finds a new study.
Soraya Cheier Dib Gonçalves and colleagues from the School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil have conducted a research recently which aimed assess the effects of a soft drink, a soybean-based apple juice and strawberry juice on the superficial and deep microhardness of primary tooth enamel.
The study is published in the Journal of Dentistry for Children.
The authors studied a total of sixty primary teeth. All were divided according to the beverages and a control group (artificial saliva) was made. Immersion cycles were carried out under agitation (five minutes three times a day over 60 days).
Superficial microhardness measurements were taken after seven, 15, 30, 45, and 60 days. Teeth were cut for deep microhardness evaluation.
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