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Pediatric Dentists Educate Kids: National Children’s Dental Health Month
Pediatric dentists feel that there is an increasing need to spread awareness amongst the people by marking February as National children’s dental health month. Many pediatric dentists across the country educate children about good dental habits, importance of oral health and offer free dental services.
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Groups Want Soda Tax to Pay for Dental Care
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What effect does Coca Cola have on teeth?
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What effect does Coke and other carbonated soft drinks have on teeth?
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I'm a nutrition major, and in my bacteriology lab, for our final we have to do an independent study. I decided to experiment on how particular sodas promote bacterial growth in the mouth to produce a very favorable environment for cavity development. I tested Regular Coke, Diet Coke, Grape Fanta, Orange Fanta, Ginger Ale, and Sun Drop. Regular Coke by far had the most bacterial growth, which was surprising since it did not contain the most sugar. My study proved that regular Coke would lead to more rapid tooth decay than any of the other sodas that were tested. I'm still in the process of experimenting and finding a conclusion as to why the bacterial growth produced by Coke (innoculated with the same oral bacteria just as all the others were) was far beyond all the others.
Bad and Good Soft Drinks for Your Teeth Health
Each year Americans drink, on average, nearly 600 cans of soda apiece. What does that do to their teeth? Studies have pointed to soft drinks as being responsible for adult’s and children’s tooth decay and obesity problems. It is a huge problem.
