Question

Research Question: Can sugary or acidic beverages really weaken teeth?


Objective: Since egg shells are similar to tooth enamel, examine hard-boiled egg shells soaked for 2

days in various beverages to see if the acid weakens tooth enamel.


Materials
:Beverages: sugary - Soda, energy drink (e.g. Red Bull), sports drink (Gatorade), Juice; acidic -

vinegar, orange juice, water (control), milk (control)

• Clear cups or glasses (one for each drink) with covers or pieces of foil or plastic wrap and

• Hard-boiled eggs

• Extra toothbrush, toothpaste.


Procedure


1.Label each cup with the liquid and carefully add a hard-boiled egg to each cup. Optional: include

cup and put some tooth paste on a small area or whole egg before soaking.


2.Pour 1 cup of each type of drink into its own cup. Make sure to include one cup with water

(control). Soak for 48 hours at room temperature or refrigerator


3.Take out soaked hard-boiled eggs and make observations about its color and texture. Compare

each experimental eggshell to the “control” eggshell that was just soaked in water


4.Can you brush off the stains using tooth brush?


5.Record your observations and any conclusions you make about how the sweetness or acidity of

drinks affect teeth.


Questions:

1.The enamel of your tooth is similar to the egg’s shell. What happened to the egg shells that were

soaked liquids that are sugary? Why?


2.What happened to the egg shells that were soaked liquids that are acidic? Why?


3.If you used toothpaste what was the effect? Why?


4.Based on what happened to the eggshells in your experiment, which drinks do you think are BEST

for your teeth? Why?




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Answer 1

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