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Is that true? I remember Mythbusters disproving the myth that it would dissolve a tooth overnight. Perhaps a week is too much time.
by nathanb 14y ago
Is that true? I remember Mythbusters disproving the myth that it would dissolve a tooth overnight.
Perhaps a week is too much time.
- martey 14y agohttp://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp suggests that submerging teeth in any acidic substance (e.g. orange juice) will soften and eventually dissolve them. Since this does not adequately replicate conditions in the mouth, it would not be useful to determine how such substances affect enamel.
- nathanb 14y agoI don't see how "not adequately replicating mouth conditions" leads to "would not be useful to determine effect on enamel". Yes, there will be significant differences between drinking Coke and soaking a tooth in Coke overnight. But that doesn't mean it won't provide a useful basis for comparison! Possibly even more useful than the arbitrary formula the author and dentist in the article came up with.
- tsotha 14y ago>But that doesn't mean it won't provide a useful basis for comparison! Why bother? There are plenty of people out there who've been drinking coke for decades. All you need to do is compare their dental health to people who don't.
- lotsofpulp 14y agoWhat useful basis does it provide?