title: Sports drinks and dental erosion.
abstract: Sports drinks were originally developed to improve hydration and performance in athletes taking part in intense or endurance sporting events. These drinks contain relatively high amounts of carbohydrates (sugars), salt, and citric acid. These ingredients create the potential for dental ramifications and overall public health consequences such as obesity and diabetes. High intake of sports drinks during exercise, coupled with xerostomia from dehydration, may lead to the possibility of erosive damage to teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Warden H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: Terence E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geissberger
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013177:Sports; D017001:Tooth Demineralization / Q000378:metabolism; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology*; D014089:Tooth Remineralization; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology