Why does sugar hurt my teeth?

Picture this: you're stuffing yourself with leftover Halloween candy. You take a bite of a fun-sized chocolate bar and instead of a sweet candy, you feel a blinding pain in your tooth! What is the problem?

Host: Stefan Chin

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Sources:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Cartwright3/publication/261755042_Dentinal_hypersensitivity_A_narrative_review/links/55f7317408aeba1d9ef46670/Dentinal-hypersensitivity-A-narrative-review.pdf
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-4-431-55192-8_28