Teeth troubles

[xRosiex]

My boyfreind generally takes very good care of his teeth, but recently he has taken to drinking a lot of pepsi which is no good for teeth!!! He has noticed that on one of his back molers, a thin blackish line is beginning to form and at times it can be sensitive. Too me this suggests cavity??? Is this is the case, if he started taking better care of his teeth, would the damage be prevented from getting worse?? Or will the damage continue to grow??

[cazzz1975]

it will continue to decay, he needs a filling, its a lot easier to fix it now than to leave it and him have to have it pulled out if it gets infected and hurts badly.

can he swap to sugar free pepsi max? its tastes quite similar to sugary pepsi. It would be a good step towards taking better care of his teeth.

[Old_Geezer]

He needs to see a dentist if ever there is something that doesn't seem right. Although I'm unsure I'd equate drinking cans of soda with black lines. We all surely want to keep our natural teeth for life, if possible.

He may want to ease off on the cola anyway. Unless drinking decaffeinated, then he could be taking in an overdose. I know at one stage of my life I was drinking too much cola and it started to give me palpitations and skipped beats ! When I found out the cause I eased off it and the symptoms went away.

Personally I am incensed that the government permits foodstuffs on the market as acidic as canned drinks seem to be. We now know, too late, that even normal consumption can, over time, make tooth enamel thin. Surely manufacturers can reproduce the flavour without the Ph level ? It is just gross negligence on their part, and on the part of the food standards authorities.

[Canary42]

Leave it alone and the tooth will eventually rot away completely. Get it filled NOW and modify drinking habits and retain the tooth for life.

The choice is yours (or his).

I've got about half my teeth left now - I wish I'd been more sensible in my youth.