Fizzy vitamins could be harmful to teeth.

A study carried out at the University of Helsinki has shown drinking fizzy vitamin supplements every day could be harmful to a person’s teeth.

The research showed that when teeth were soaked in these drinks for 100 hours, demineralisation occurred in all cases – even in the supplements that contained addition calcium.

“When you drink fizzy vitamins, you wouldn’t expose your teeth for anything near this length of time,” said Dr Mervyn Druian, spokesperson for the British Dental Association.

“However, if you drink one of these dissolved tablets each day, it is likely that they would weaken your teeth.”

Elsewhere, Business Week recently reported in its Executive Health section that many people suffer from a dry mouth but do not realise the harmful effects it can have on oral health.

The publication noted symptoms of the disorder can include a sore throat, a burning sensation, hoarse voice, nasal dryness and difficulty speaking and swallowing and the condition can lead to a build up of plaque, as saliva is needed to help rid the mouth of debris left behind while eating.

Sleep trouble could be down to bad teeth.

Having poor oral health could be a reason many people fail to get a good night’s sleep, it has been claimed.

Cosmetic dentist Dr Thomas Connelly told the Huffington Post that people could be unaware of the fact they suffer from bruxism – otherwise known as teeth grinding – and this could be causing them to miss out on a key phase of the sleep cycle.

He commented: “Delta Phase sleep is the most restful, deepest phase of sleep. If you’re not getting some deep, restorative Delta Phase sleep every night, you’re going to feel tired and un-rested.”

Elsewhere, research carried out by George Huang, the Herbert Schilder chair in endodontics and director of the postdoctoral programme in endodontics at the School of Dental Medicine, has created a procedure which uses stem cells to regrow lost portions of teeth.

This could mean broken teeth will soon become a thing of the past.

Acidic fruit juices could be damaging teeth.

Brits could be destroying their teeth by drinking too much acidic fruit juice, a new study has shown.

According to study leader YanFang Ren, an associate professor in the department of dentistry at the University of Rochester, this is potentially a very serious problem as many peoiple think they are being healthy by drinking juices, but it could be doing more harm than good to their teeth.

“I see many professionals with quite pronounced damage to the enamel. Many are quite horrified to think that fruit juices, which many think of as healthy, are actually damaging their teeth,” she said.

Elsewhere, children in Warrington have received a free treatment that could help reduce tooth decay in the town.

Dentists in the area have taken part in a scheme to offer fluoride varnish to kids, which has been found to reduce tooth decay by between 30 and 40 per cent in some children.