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Top 10 Foods That Contribute to Tooth Decay

 
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Lemon

Lemon is a highly acidic fruit used as flavoring in beverages such as lemonade and lemon-flavored sodas or drinks. The combination of sugar and acid erodes tooth enamel. Drinking such beverages with a straw delivers the drink directly to the esophagus and bypasses the teeth.

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