{"id":63,"date":"2019-09-26T19:23:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kentuckysedationdentist.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2019-09-26T19:23:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:23:33","slug":"dear-dentist-are-hot-drinks-bad-for-my-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentuckysedationdentist.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/26\/dear-dentist-are-hot-drinks-bad-for-my-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Dentist, Are Hot Drinks Bad for My Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"\"youngIt is a crisp, cool fall morning. You step into your favorite coffee shop and order a delicious seasonal drink \u2014 perhaps a pumpkin spice latte. Yum! The drink\u2019s comforting flavor and hot temperature are the perfect complements for the season. However, as you sip on your steaming beverage, you begin to wonder, \u201cAre hot drinks bad for my teeth?\u201d Let\u2019s discuss the answer to that important question.\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hot Drinks and Dental Sensitivity<\/h2>\r\nTo begin with, you should understand that a drink\u2019s temperature has little to do with whether it is bad for your teeth. If hot beverages make your teeth hurt, that is likely because you have thin enamel. You may even have a cavity that your dentist needs to address. Such issues allow hot and cold foods and beverages to irritate the nerves in your teeth and send pain signals to your brain.\r\n\r\nHowever, just because a drink\u2019s temperature <\/em>won\u2019t damage your teeth, that doesn\u2019t mean you can sip on anything you want and expect your dental health to survive the season unscathed.\r\n

The Dangers of Popular Hot Drinks<\/h2>\r\nThere are three dangers that come with most popular hot drinks:\r\n