{"id":7227,"date":"2021-06-07T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:23:09","slug":"mountain-dew-mouth-causes-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/blog\/mountain-dew-mouth-causes-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Dew mouth: Learn more about tooth decay from high sugar sodas"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><b><i>DISCLAIMER:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mountain Dew mouth is a symptom of a larger socio-economic issue that has disproportionately affects populations in the Appalachian region of the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Access to affordable dental care and education on the effects of soda consumption are ongoing issues in this region. This article seeks to not only educate patients on the effects of drinking high-sugar drinks, but also bring light to the socio economic struggles many families face in these regions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soda has damaging effects on your oral health due to its high sugar content. Mountain Dew, however, has gained notoriety in the dental community as a particularly problematic soda for tooth decay. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Mountain Dew mouth?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain Dew mouth is a term used to describe the excessive tooth decay and oral health problems associated with drinking high-sugar sodas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sugars and acids in soda drinks have a heyday with your teeth, accelerating tooth decay and gum disease. Without proper dental care (and perhaps cutting back on your soda consumption) they\u2019ll leave a wasteland in their wake that causes people to hide their smiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional resources on Mountain Dew mouth, you can refer to these publications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/publichealthlawresearch.org\/product\/mountain-dew-mouth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Public Health Law Research<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/dental-and-oral-health\/mountain-dew-mouth#pictures\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthline <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(medically reviewed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scopeblog.stanford.edu\/2013\/09\/19\/mountain-dew-mouth-rots-teeth-costs-taxpayers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanford Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What causes Mountain Dew mouth?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people are aware that sugary sodas are terrible for your teeth. But why is Mountain Dew singled out? What causes the condition and why is Mountain Dew so dastardly?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbonated and sugary drinks are horrible for your teeth. The sugars provide fuel for the bad bacteria in your mouth to proliferate. These bacteria are what cause and accelerate tooth decay and periodontal disease. Sodas are also usually acidic, which can erode your tooth enamel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and drinking a few sodas here and there won\u2019t harm it. However, a constant stream of acids and sugars will really do a number on your pearly whites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"2964\" class=\"elementor elementor-2964\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f73b7d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f73b7d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab6f21\" data-id=\"3ab6f21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ccac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0ccac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Due for a checkup?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87420a cta_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87420a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Find a top rated dentist near you that takes your insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7ac98\" data-id=\"ae7ac98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5290808 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5290808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/?utm_source=organic&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=conversion&#038;utm_term=all_++++_patient+++++&#038;utm_content=valuablecontent__opencare_blog__octg\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umich.edu\/~chemstu\/content_weeks\/F_06_Week1\/dental%20cavities_coursepack.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this small study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> determined that cola drinks dissolve tooth enamel at a rate 55-65 times greater than that of water! Non-cola soda drinks, of which Mountain Dew is one, dissolve the enamel even faster \u2013\u00a0doing so at a rate of 90-180 times more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In sum, when you\u2019re wondering about the culprit behind Mtn Dew Mouth, look no further than too much sugary soda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is Mountain Dew worse than other sodas?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For starters, the Dew has more sugar content. It contains 11 teaspoons of sugar in a 12-ounce soda can compared to 9.75 teaspoons in a 12-ounce serving of Coke. To make matters worse, Mountain Dew is a citrus soda, which means it contains more acid than other types of soft drinks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both components by themselves pose a significant danger to your teeth. Mixing them together takes things to a whole new level.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How common is Mountain Dew mouth?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s difficult to know exactly how common Mountain Dew mouth is since the root cause of tooth decay is not always known.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The big reason the name Mountain Dew ended up in the nickname for dental problems is linked to the culture in the Appalachian Mountains. The people in this area of the country suffer from some of the worst dental health in the nation. For example, when comparing children in Ohio to children in Appalachian Ohio, those in the mountain communities suffer from tooth decay at a rate of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140821153916\/http:\/\/www.odh.ohio.gov\/~\/media\/ODH\/ASSETS\/Files\/ohs\/oral%20health\/Appalachian%20Report%20FINAL.ashx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59% higher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain Dew is a highly popular beverage in the entire strip of the Appalachian Mountains, which runs from the southern part of New York state down to Alabama. It\u2019s gotten so bad that policymakers are looking for ways to limit people\u2019s consumption of soft drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"4486\" class=\"elementor elementor-4486\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79b4af92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79b4af92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da2d2f2\" data-id=\"4da2d2f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a3f6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a3f6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Give $50, get $50.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49889980 cta_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49889980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Refer someone to book a dentist with Opencare and you&#8217;ll both get $50.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b61dc\" data-id=\"a5b61dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b432eb7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b432eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/affiliates\/?source=search-app-header\/?utm_source=organic&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=conversion&#038;utm_term=all_++++_patient+++++&#038;utm_content=valuablecontent__opencare_blog__octg\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Refer a friend<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes ideas like putting a tax on the drinks as well as making them ineligible for purchase with food stamps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the current guidelines, SNAP food stamp funds can be used to purchase all kinds of soda of any size. Taxpayers are spending billions of dollars on soft drinks through this program. In some states like Tennessee and Florida, lawmakers have proposed bills to limit using government benefits to purchase these types of drinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other factors affecting dental health in the Appalachians<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount of soda that people drink is certainly part of the equation. However, the blame for the area\u2019s dental woes doesn\u2019t lie solely on a can of Mountain Dew.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also lies with poor dental education and dental care accessibility. There are fewer dentists in Appalachia. And many people living in rural communities are 10 miles or more away from dental care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also have to consider one of the reasons that drinking soda is so much more common in the area \u2013 polluted drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About \u2154 of the coal in the United States is produced in the Appalachian region. Plus, it\u2019s a major manufacturing center, producing steel and many other products. All this has negatively affected the drinking water in the area and people are concerned about drinking the tap water in their homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, Mountain Dew and other soft drinks are cheaper than milk and other healthier drinks that people could be choosing. For an area with many poor communities and limited access to clean water, it becomes an obvious choice to pick the cheapest drinks available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can I prevent Mountain Dew mouth?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, does drinking a can of Mountain Dew on occasion mean you\u2019re going to end up with rotting teeth? Not necessarily. Drinking one can of soda a day is not generally enough to damage your teeth. This is especially true if you are practicing good oral hygiene, such as brushing and flossing your teeth daily and visiting your dentist regularly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"2964\" class=\"elementor elementor-2964\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f73b7d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f73b7d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab6f21\" data-id=\"3ab6f21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ccac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0ccac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Due for a checkup?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87420a cta_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87420a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Find a top rated dentist near you that takes your insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7ac98\" data-id=\"ae7ac98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5290808 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5290808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/?utm_source=organic&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=conversion&#038;utm_term=all_++++_patient+++++&#038;utm_content=valuablecontent__opencare_blog__octg\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, as we\u2019ve seen, there is more than one factor in the equation that causes Mountain Dew mouth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also be proactive, caring for your dental health while still enjoying your favorite soft drink. Here are some great tips to help prevent this dental disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink less soda<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This applies if you drink a lot of soda, particularly if you tend to drink it slowly all day. This exposes your teeth to a constant stream of acid and sugar, allowing little time for your teeth to recover and lots of time for damage to occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to cut back to one serving a day for starters if you drink more than this. Ideally, you should cut it out of your diet and replace it with water.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brush your teeth&#8230;at the right time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might think that brushing your teeth immediately after consuming a refreshing glass of Mountain Dew would be the ideal way to protect your teeth. However, because the acid weakens your tooth enamel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2676420\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brushing too soon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after exposure will only further damage your teeth. It\u2019s still a good idea to brush your teeth, but wait to do so for at least an hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink water<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To limit the effects of the soda, drink a little water after drinking Mountain Dew. Swish it around in your mouth a little to help wash away any sugar and acids clinging to your teeth. 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