TOOTH DECAY
Joshua Rocha
Joshua Rocha
Does liquid affect Tooth decay?
If I were to put an egg in coke then it will probably decay faster than orange juice and milk.
1 cup of the milk
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of coke
A pint of a jar for the milk
A pint of a jar for the orange juice
A pint of a jar for the coke.
3 white eggs.
Gather all materials
Pour a cup of milk into one jar.
Pour a cup of orange juice into another jar.
Pour a cup of coke into a jar.
Gently put an egg into the milk.
Gently put an egg into the orange juice.
Gently put one egg into the coke.
Wait twenty-four hours to take the eggs out of the jars.
Record your data of the texture of the eggs out of the jars.
After the twenty-four hours check which liquids caused the eggs to decay.
Do this again two more times to have a total of three trials.
Dependent Variable: How fast the liquids will decay the eggs
Independent Variable: The independent variables are coke, milk and orange juice.
Constant: White eggs, same jars each of 1 pint, amounts of each liquid, 24 hours long
My results ended with coke decaying the egg. Orange juice only filled the egg with orange juice acids, and milk causes healing and growth to teeth and contains Vitamin D and A.
Does liquid affect tooth decaying? My hypothosis was that coke would decay the eggs an example for teeth faster than milk and orange juice. It ended up being correct. The coke did decay faster and it was the only one that decayed. My analysis would be that milk causes healing and growth to teeth and contains Vitamin D and Vitamin A. Orange juice didn't decay the egg, instead it was covered in acid which can also damage your teeth, but not decay them.
The purpose of my experiment was to use liquids to see if they would decay teeth, since we can't use teeth I used white eggs. The other purpose was to see which didn't decay. Does liquid affect tooth decay? If I were to put an egg in coke liquid then it will probably decay faster than with orange juice and milk. My Hypothesis was correct. It decayed faster than milk and orange juice. The milk stayed perfectly clean and white, the orange juice only had acid covered in it, and the coke was very dirty and scratched.
For my procedures, I gathered all materials and poured a cup of milk into a jar, a cup of orange juice into another, and poured a cup of coke into the third jar. Gently put an egg into the milk, orange juice, and into the coke. Wait twenty-fours to take the eggs out of the jars. Record your data of the texture of the eggs after the experiment. After the twenty-four hours, check which liquids cause the eggs to decay. Do this again two more times until you have a total of three trials. The data collected was that coke isn't a good thing for teeth, it damages your teeth, milk is very healthy for teeth, and orange juice doesn't damage your teeth, it remains neutral.
The major findings was that any soda can cause tooth decaying because they all are seltzer drinks that are all made of different flavor. Orange juice doesn't exactly cause cavities and tooth decaying, but it does fill your mouth with orange juice acids. Milk helps grow your teeth, and does the opposite that coke and any other soda does to it, milk grows it and helps them stay clean instead of scratched and dirty.
This experiment can be used on a day to day basis to save your teeth from decaying and to have a nice smile for a long time. Milk can restore your teeth's health if it's been damaged before due to having calcium and Vitamin D. If you drink milk and have a missing tooth your new tooth can grow faster. Orange juice doesn't do anything to your teeth, people only drink it for the taste and the Vitamin C. These liquids can either ruin your teeth, fix your teeth, or not do anything to your teeth
This project can be used for real life problems. You can decrease how much you drink coke. Orange juice isn't the most recommended, but milk is the best one to drink out of all of them. It can help your teeth.
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I would like to thank the people who helped me with this. I would like to thank my Dad who bought the eggs for me, my mom who helped me a bit with the graphs, Miss Castillo for helping me through this process, and Mister Haas for instructing me on the Abstract, conclusion, and bibliography.