1. An Educational Outreach Program of the Indiana Dental Association

2. The culprits Soft drinks Sports and energy drinks

3. Fruit juice and juice drinks Virtually ALL toddlers consume juice or juice drinks… Advise parents to Limit consumption: 4 oz./day Offer milk or water instead Use a glass vs sippy cup Never put an infant or toddler to bed with a bottle

4. Classic erosion patterns

5. How Drinks Destroy Teeth  Quantity  Acidity  Sugar  Timing

6. Quantity: the fluoride generation

7. The average 12-19 year-old drank 16oz. of soft drinks per day. Quantity: 1977

8. Quantity: 1996 By 1996 the average serving size was 28oz per day  Bottled water sales increase  Sweetened drink sales increase  Milk consumption decreases

9. Quantity: 2010  Consumption now includes large quantities of sports and energy drinks.  Teenage boys drink, on average, three or more cans of soda per day.  10 percent of boys drink seven or more cans each day.  The average for teenage girls is two cans per day,  10 percent of girls drink more than five cans every day.

10. Acidity Low pH in drinks is bad … note that cola has 2.4 acid pH High pH is good… note that water is neutral at 7.0 acid pH

11. Sugar Liquid candy. Some sodas and energy drinks have up to 13 teaspoons of sugar!

12. Timing  Athletes and children who drink acidic drinks when a dry mouth is present or when they are dehydrated are especially vulnerable to the acid attack.  The best drink for a dehydrated individual is plain water.  If sports drinks must be consumed, drink plain water before and after to mitigate the harmful effects.

13. Sipping all day Every sip counts as an exposure. Drinking all day does more damage.

14. Why do we need the program? Decay and erosion Erosion and tooth loss

15. Cupping of molar cusp tips

16. Thin enamel Chipping and decay

17. Severe erosion Loss of chewing surfaces

18. Decalcification

19. Rapid recurrent decay

20. Drinks Destroy Teeth Dentistry fights back. Drinksdestroyteeth.com Website Knowledge is power.

22. Educate School Nurses Teachers

23. Prevention saves teeth from decay and erosion 4th and 5 th graders. Are targeted with two science lessons.

24. Students  Educate through science labs to measure acid, sugar and pH levels of various drinks

25. Athletes

26. Health Care Professionals Swimmers can be prone to acid erosion if the pH of the pool is not well controlled. Causes of acid erosion: Sports drinks Soft drinks Juices GERD Swimming Bulimia

27. Repair and Prevention Fluoride toothpaste Fluoridated water Use a straw Drink at one sitting or with food.

28. DrinksDestroyTeeth.com Dentistry fights back … Knowledge is power!