Diet soda can destroy your teeth like cocaine and meth

Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at the Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia said that diet soda, methamphetamine and crack cocaine can cause similar dental problems.

Meth, crack cocaine and diet soda are highly acidic and are in the form of citric acid and phosphoric acid. Constant exposure to this kind of acid can cause decay and significant oral damage.

The study was conducted on a woman in her 30s who consumed diet soda on a regular basis, a 29-year-old a meth consumer and a 51-year-old cocaine cracker.

The women who consumed soda had soft, discoloured teeth and many of them were destroyed by erosion having effects similar to that of the meth consumer and cocaine cracker. She would sip the soda and hold it in her mouth for quite some time that would eventually lead to decay.

However, the degree of damage caused due to diet soda is less than that of meth and cocaine.

Dr. Bassiouny said that important factors to be kept in mind while consuming soda are how much do you consume, how often do you consume and for how long does that soda remain in your mouth.

The best way to prevent the ill-effects of diet soda if you are a regular consumer are by brushing your teeth atleast twice a day and washing away the acidity within your mouth regularly with simple water.