Hot water with lemon might ruin your teeth

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Professor Damien Walmsley, the British Dental Association’s scientific adviser, said a number of studies show the more acidic a drink is, the more it erodes the teeth.

He warned that lemon juice is particularly damaging, especially when combined with hot water.He told MailOnline: ‘Lemon juice, for example, has a pH of between 2 and 3 is therefore highly acidic.

‘The temperature of the water can exacerbate this effect because erosion is more severe at higher temperatures.

‘Studies also suggest that the incidence of this type of tooth wear, particularly among children and adolescents, is more prevalent than in the past.’

And Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, agreed that lemon in hot water can cause tooth erosion. 

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