Dental erosion potential of beverages and bottled drinking water in Bangladesh

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Table 1. pH, TA, phosphate, calcium, and degree of saturation of soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit juices, and bottled drinking water.

Sample		pH	Titratable acidity (TA) (mg/L) as CaCO3	Phosphate (PO4^3−) (ppm)	Calcium (Ca^++) (ppm)	Degree of saturation
Soft drinks	CocaCola	2.5	1647.5	555.6	120.2	788
	Fanta	2.9	1773.8	240.3	30.1	257
	Sprite	3.1	1490.3	0.1	50.1	26
	Pepsi	2.9	1663.0	462.5	40.1	430
	Mirinda Orange	2.9	2356.5	1.3	90.2	83
	7Up	3.4	2168.0	0.1	30.1	21
	Mountain Dew	3.0	1572.3	0.7	80.2	63
	RC Cola	2.7	1534.3	418.5	20.0	251
	Uro Orange	2.8	1560.0	1.0	60.1	59
	Virgin Red	2.4	1785.2	1017.7	80.2	781
	Mojo	2.5	1551.7	2259.7	120.2	1258
	Clemon	3.5	1843.3	0.5	80.2	73
	Appy Fizz	3.5	1921.3	2.3	40.1	90
Energy drinks	Red Bull	3.5	5283.5	0.2	390.8	143
	Speed	3.0	2155.8	0.2	70.1	43
	Tiger	3.1	3321.5	1.2	90.2	83
	Power	3.2	2519.7	0.6	70.1	60
Fruit juices	SunDrop Mango	3.5	1308.9	3.1	160.3	218
	Ceres Mango	3.7	3810.5	1.9	90.2	177
	Danish Mango	3.8	1472.5	1.9	120.2	163
	Frooto Mango	3.4	1601.3	2.3	100.2	147
	Fruitika Mango	3.9	1134.9	2.5	140.3	192
	Mangolee mango	3.9	1370.6	0.5	110.2	107
	Shezan Mango	3.9	1368.0	1.2	150.3	163
	Pran Mango	3.7	1712.5	0.7	80.2	91
Bottled drinking water	Aquafina	7.0	51.5	0.2	3.0	13
	Mum	7.1	25.8	0.3	32.1	70
	Ifad	7.2	51.5	0.4	26.1	63
	Acme	7.3	34.3	0.2	9.7	31
	Evian	7.8	25.8	0.6	163.3	301
	Spa	7.1	59.2	3.9	92.2	357
	Fresh	7.1	25.8	0.2	13.0	39
	Pran	7.6	25.8	0.2	6.0	24
	Jibon	7.3	34.3	0.3	15.0	42

Figure 1. Dental erosion indicating parameters of soft drinks. (a) pH, (b) TA, (c) phosphate, (d) calcium, (e) degree of saturation; error bars indicate standard deviation for (a–d).

Figure 2. Dental erosion indicating parameters of energy drinks. (a) pH, (b) TA, (c) phosphate, (d) calcium, (e) degree of saturation; the low values of phosphate are shown in the in site picture of (c); error bars indicate standard deviation for (a–d).

Figure 3. Dental erosion indicating parameters of fruit juices. (a) pH, (b) TA, (c) phosphate, (d) calcium, (e) degree of saturation; the low values of phosphate are shown in the in site picture of (c); error bars indicate standard deviation for (a–d).

Figure 4. Dental erosion indicating parameters of bottled drinking water. (a) pH, (b) TA, (c) phosphate, (d) calcium, (e) degree of saturation; the low values of TA and phosphate contents are shown in the in site picture of (b) and (c), respectively; error bars indicate standard deviation for (a–d).

Figure 5. SEM analysis of dental erosion caused by beverages. (a) SEM images were taken before and after dissolution of dental samples in beverages (Fanta, Speed and Frutika) for 10 days; (b) SEM image of cross-section of eroded tooth sample in Sprite.