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.