Does soda permanently stain your teeth?

Worse: Dark sodas can stain teeth, but sodas contain sugar and have a high acid content. These things can soften the enamel on your teeth which may appear first as white spots. They can progress to cavities which may look orange, brown or black. Best to limit your daily soda intake to 1 per day and when you drink it, get it all down in 30 minutes or so. The longer you take to drink, the more damage.

Not likely: You can have stains removed with proper brushing/flossing or by your hygienist. Whitening can help as well.

No, but: I see all the time statements that soda stains teeth. Personally, in over 35 years of practice I have never seen it. Smoking, coffee and tea are the big culprits! staining caused by those items are only external and can be easily removed by a professional cleaning. Soda can however erode away teeth, which is worse than staining, and for that reason limit soda intake as much as possible.

Yes: I'm going to be in the yes-camp on this one. I have a few patients (in the 8-14 age range) who drink a lot of dark soda & who consequently have a lot of dark staining on their teeth when they come in for cleanings (i'm pretty sure the 8-year-old isn't smoking). It can be removed, but it's hard to do so. The real issue though is the sugar & the acid...That's what concerns me most.