You May Like Sports Drinks But Your Teeth Don’t
Now that soft drink makers are producing more sports drinks they’re becoming more popular. After all they help to hydrate us and provide import electrolytes.
However, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, director of biomaterials research at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore is not so thrilled about sports drinks.
Energy drinks and citrus-flavored beverages — like many sports drinks — are more abrasive on tooth enamel than tea or even cola drinks, von Fraunhofer reported in a recent issue of the journal General Dentistry.
