Does soda really damage your teeth? If so, which kinds (cola, root beer etc.) cause the most damage?
If you take your teeth, put them in a glass, pour soda over them and let them stand for days (or was it weeks…?), it will dissolve away the teeth. I saw a science project on it. Some kid actually acquired some used teeth and did the experiment for a science fair. I believe the clear drinks were the worst, but I don’t really remember. So, I strongly recommend not soaking your teeth in (what amounts to) sugar saturated carbonic acid (i.e. soda pop). If, on the other hand, you take your teeth, pour soda over them momentarily then rinse immediately with a buffered, mineral-rich solution like, maybe, fresh saliva – you could probably do that daily for a lot of years before affecting any measurable reduction in tooth enamel. By the way, lots of food are acidic. Many are more acidic than soda. I think anything tomato-sauce based qualifies, for example. (Tomato-based foods are also very effective for cleaning oxidized copper, by the way.
