People who hope to avoid emergency dentistry in the future could consider drinking only milk and water and giving their children the same.
This is the advice of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF), which said sugary drinks are a real problem when it comes to damaging teeth, but water and milk are completely safe.
“It contains no sugar, no calories and no acid and … it is massively important to a person’s overall health,” said Dr Nigel Carter, BDHF spokesperson.
This comes after Scottish Water launched a campaign to get people to drink more H2O during the day, with its product having been given BDHF’s seal of approval.
Earlier this month, Tufts University professor of nutrition and oral health Carole Palmer said people who sip sugary drinks slowly could be at risk of needing emergency dentistry, whereas those who drink them quickly – for example, at the gym – could be safer.
