Article by Kevin Carbone A study appearing in the July/August 2004 issue of "General Dentistry" found that over time, soft drinks, especially light colored non-colas and canned iced tea weaken and permanently destroy tooth enamel. Researcher J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, MS, PhD, FADM, FRSC with the University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School reported that surprisingly, non-colas and canned iced tea were especially harmful.• The results showed that light colored non-cola soft drinks like Sprite, Mountain Dew, Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Arizona Iced Tea caused two to five times the damage as darker drinks such as Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper.• Tap water, root beer, brewed black tea, and black coffee all showed minimal enamel damage.• Canned iced tea caused 30 times the enamel damage as brewed tea or coffee.• Non-cola drinks cause up to 180 times more tooth enamel damage than did water.• Root ...