The aim of this study was to determine whether conventional black tea and a herbal tea were capable of eroding dental enamel. A further aim was to investigate whether herbal tea of the type tested eroded dental hard tissues to a greater or lesser extent than conventional black tea.
Unit of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, M15 6FH, Manchester, UK. paul.brunton@man.ac.uk