im sure that it can---there was a scientific study done where two nails were put in coca cola(i think diet) and it disintigrated the nails. so i m sure it could hurt teeth too

Yes I think it can....it can take rust off a bike lol. I have a cousin who is not allowed to drink any soda because of the acidity...not just b/c of the sugar because he has really bad teeth that run in his family.

Maybe. It can dissolve many other things.
But I've been drinking about 2-4sodas a day (coke mostly) since I was 6.
I've never had a cavity, my teeth are perfect.
And I only brush once a day, and sometimes even forget to... :/

I also drink lots of milk though, and like to swish it around in my mouth, no idea if that has any affect on this though.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp

This link, which discusses the validity of the statement that coke can dissolve a tooth, nail or anything else, states that, yes, the acids contained in coke can EVENTUALLY cause breakdown and then dissolve just about anything, HOWEVER, it is stated that the same acids (and same amount of them) are present in plenty of other things that we eat and drink on a daily basis (another example given was orange juice).

There is also the fact that you don't hold liquids you drink in your mouth for extended periods of time or scrub the liquid into your teeth (as you would if you were either soaking something in coke or scrubbing something with it), so the exposure is minimal.

Obviously, anything you eat or drink with sugar or acids is going to have some kind of effect on your teeth, and something with MORE sugar and acid is going to have more effect, but this is why you're encouraged to brush after meals.

If you're concerned about the effect of coke (or any other food/drink) on your teeth, you may want to consider carrying around a small bottle of mouthwash that will help you keep any sugary or acidic residue of your teeth after drinking anything but water.

........and not to make you paranoid, it only takes like 30 seconds after you've put something in your mouth for food to start taking it's toll on your teeth. So you should just brush or rinse after you eat to prevent the decay. Your teeth are "alive" though so they do constantly replenish the barrier, just not sometimes fast enough for an aggressive acid or bacteria that isn't taken care of with brushing, flossing and mouthwash.

Absolutely. It's possible to actually cause the enamel of your teeth to wear off, isn't it? And then you run serious risk of cavities basically all the time?

Hmm. I know you would run risk of cavities all the time, but I don't know about the "wearing" part.... I think I've heard that tooth enamel is as strong as steel: I don't know if you can wear down steel either....maybe it's more of the eating away, like oxidizing steel to rust. Some people's teeth decay from the inside out, so then the enamel wouldn't be a problem as far as a barrier goes, that's more of a malnutrition thing.

Its funny how a tooth is meant to be as strong as a rock yet it can be so easily broken or worn down,

My Advice: Dont drink coke, its digustingly unhealthy

My mom put Coke in my and my older sister's baby bottles! My mom lost all her teeth to gum disease by the time she was 33 and my younger sister lost all of hers at 19! I quit drinking Coke in my teens but not my older sister. By the time she was in her 40's, most of her tooth enamel was eaten away! Of course she drank way too much alcohol (also sugary) and would pass out without brushing her teeth...not me, because I was so scared of getting gum disease. I have flossed mine religiously after I eat and I always brush at least 2 times a day. My older sister got her teeth capped and spent a fortune in her mid-50s--and she has severe abdominal pain from interstitial cystitis, which means her bladder is half-eaten away, and she has diverticulitis--she had to go from Arkansas to the Mayo Clinic in Oklahoma to find a specialist who understood her conditions! The first thing he did was take pictures of her bladder and show her how the Coke had eaten about 1/4 of it away in spots and left the rest extremely scarred. Her treatment included painful bladder extensions done about twice a week at first, and then once a week, and finally about once a month. Needless to say, she does not drink Coke anymore! Very scary!