Not every drink is equally harmless for children's teeth. 🦷
A child may drink water, juice, milk, or tea. For the teeth, what matters is not only what they drink, but how often that drink stays in contact with the teeth.
💧 Water is the safest choice for drinking through the day.
🍊 Juices contain sugars and acids, so frequent sipping can affect the enamel.
🥤 Sweet soda combines two unwanted factors at once: sugar and acids.
🥛 Milk is not a completely neutral drink either. How often it is drunk, and how long it stays on the teeth, both matter.
🍵 Tea can encourage stained plaque, especially when it is drunk often and with sugar.
The main point: the composition of the drink matters, and so does how often it contacts the teeth.
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