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White Wine Erodes Tooth Enamel: Study

White wines can be bad for your teeth because their high acidity erodes tooth enamel far more than red wine, say German researchers.

They soaked adult teeth in white wine for a day and found the enamel surface lost the minerals calcium and phosphorus to depths of 60 micrometers -- a significant amount. Riesling wines, which have the lowest pH, had the greatest impact on tooth enamel, BBC News reported.

If you're a regular drinker of white wine, brushing your teeth after drinking does little good because years of constant exposure still takes a toll on teeth, said the researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University. However, eating cheese may help protect your teeth, the scientists said.

The study was published in the journal Nutrition Research.

Taken from 'Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2009 - Drugs.com MedNews'

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Noodles
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Reply to
Mark E Sievert

Hey Noodles, we don't know you on this group, but tell me something, how many people do you know that, when tasting wine, swirl that riesling around in their mouth for 24 hours?

Also, why would German researchers want to reveal silly data that kills their economy?

Also, what about people that drink grapefruit juice in the morning, are you telling me they moved away from riesling because their teeth went soft on them?

This sounds like the research bits that BBC World dolls out every morning: things like "Researchers find that working too hard may cause you to get tired".

Reply to
Mike Tommasi

Luckily, red wine puts the enamel back, or makes you not care so much.

Reply to
ChefToddMohr

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When I was a kid we performed an experiment with Coke: put a tooth in a glass of the stuff, in the morning it has entirely dissolved! Seriously. Of course we also used it for rust remover on our bikes. Worked great.

I've noticed that eating has a negative impact on my teeth, too. In spite of my best efforts at brushing, I still have to go to the dentist every once in a while and have them cleaned ultrasonically. I've been considering contacting the government to suggest tighter food regulations.

Sounds like Riesling is pretty harmless relatively! ;)

-E

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Emery Davis

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