Can soft drinks cause dental damage

The answer is clearly yes except for low-calorie drinks they provide a nutrient source of mono- and disaccharides for acid formation and, like all acidic foodstuffs, they have the potential to cause erosion. However, there are two mitigating factors serving to reduce greatly the damage that soft drinks might at first be thought to cause. These are  

The effect on plaque pH as a consequence of consuming various foods demonstrates these effects clearly (Schachtele and Jensen, 1981). Demineralisation can occur at pH 5.7 or below so measurements of the time plaque pH remains below 5.7 after consumption of different foodstuffs allows 

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