Untitled

Abstract

Dietary awareness is an important issue in modern society. The consumption of carbonated beverages is popular with the youth of today and the habit is carried over into adulthood. With the frequent consumption of acidic drinks, dentitions of children are at a higher risk for acidic demineralization, ultimately leading to dental erosion. These altered habits have to be taken into account when considering the augmented dental erosion status. The type of beverages and foods that we consume daily and the frequency of intake have a major influence on the severity of damage caused to the dental enamel.Patients with erosive tooth wear are usually oblivious to the deleterious effects of carbonated beverages. Therefore a comprehensive knowledge of the various risk factors involved in the causation of dental erosion, by a dental professional is imperative.This review is in fact an attempt to appraise the readers regarding soft drinks induced dental erosion so that adequate preventive measures and treatment procedures can be initiated.